Christian,
I read that constant dry mouth can be a side effect of ketosis. I have the worst cottonmouth lately while dieting down and occasionally i get an odd slightly sweet taste with it. Is there any truth to this being a common side effect or could i possibly just be dehydrated or something else?
Thanks in advance for your time!
[quote]Sombra De Bestia wrote:
Christian,
I read that constant dry mouth can be a side effect of ketosis. I have the worst cottonmouth lately while dieting down and occasionally i get an odd slightly sweet taste with it. Is there any truth to this being a common side effect or could i possibly just be dehydrated or something else?
Thanks in advance for your time![/quote]
Bothā¦ low carb diets will lead to dehydration if you do not take the means to prevent that. Each gram of carbs is stored with 3g of water, so obviously if you use a low carb diet you will tend to flush water like crazy.
[quote]PB Andy wrote:
Thib, finished your Day 3 - Split pattern workout a few hours ago. After the 3rd circuit of 8 split power cleans in a row, I thought I was going to puke. Finished that one off with 7/5/3/7/5/3 Biās and Triās :). Thanks for a damn good program to shed some fat off me. Just wish I had more than one BB available so I didnāt have to rest changing the weight. ;/[/quote]
Just see it as being part of your workout! One thing that I truly helps me stay lean is that I have to constantly load and unload my clientās weights.
[quote]Christian Thibaudeau wrote:
Sombra De Bestia wrote:
Christian,
I read that constant dry mouth can be a side effect of ketosis. I have the worst cottonmouth lately while dieting down and occasionally i get an odd slightly sweet taste with it. Is there any truth to this being a common side effect or could i possibly just be dehydrated or something else?
Thanks in advance for your time!
Bothā¦ low carb diets will lead to dehydration if you do not take the means to prevent that. Each gram of carbs is stored with 3g of water, so obviously if you use a low carb diet you will tend to flush water like crazy.[/quote]
Man Iāve seen that so much more in the last few weeks. Iām constantly thirsty but also constantly going to the bathroom. I go probably every 30min. and get up at least twice now during the night
[quote]pumped340 wrote:
Christian Thibaudeau wrote:
Sombra De Bestia wrote:
Christian,
I read that constant dry mouth can be a side effect of ketosis. I have the worst cottonmouth lately while dieting down and occasionally i get an odd slightly sweet taste with it. Is there any truth to this being a common side effect or could i possibly just be dehydrated or something else?
Thanks in advance for your time!
Bothā¦ low carb diets will lead to dehydration if you do not take the means to prevent that. Each gram of carbs is stored with 3g of water, so obviously if you use a low carb diet you will tend to flush water like crazy.
Man Iāve seen that so much more in the last few weeks. Iām constantly thirsty but also constantly going to the bathroom. I go probably every 30min. and get up at least twice now during the night
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Make sure that you supplement with potassium and use plenty of salt to avoid electrolyte imbalances. You can also try using glycerine (not glycine)ā¦ which is found in any drug store, 3-4 times a day (1-2 tablespoon) along with 5g of creatine.
[quote]Christian Thibaudeau wrote:
pumped340 wrote:
Christian Thibaudeau wrote:
Sombra De Bestia wrote:
Christian,
I read that constant dry mouth can be a side effect of ketosis. I have the worst cottonmouth lately while dieting down and occasionally i get an odd slightly sweet taste with it. Is there any truth to this being a common side effect or could i possibly just be dehydrated or something else?
Thanks in advance for your time!
Bothā¦ low carb diets will lead to dehydration if you do not take the means to prevent that. Each gram of carbs is stored with 3g of water, so obviously if you use a low carb diet you will tend to flush water like crazy.
Man Iāve seen that so much more in the last few weeks. Iām constantly thirsty but also constantly going to the bathroom. I go probably every 30min. and get up at least twice now during the night
Make sure that you supplement with potassium and use plenty of salt to avoid electrolyte imbalances. You can also try using glycerine (not glycine)ā¦ which is found in any drug store, 3-4 times a day (1-2 tablespoon) along with 5g of creatine.
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I donāt think I have much potassium at all but I add sea salt to almost all of my meals and take 5-12g of creatine a day. Should that be good enough? And is the glycerine for electrolyte balance too?
[quote]pumped340 wrote:
I donāt think I have much potassium at all but I add sea salt to almost all of my meals and take 5-12g of creatine a day. Should that be good enough? And is the glycerine for electrolyte balance too? [/quote]
Glycerine increases water retention into the muscle, so it helps keep you hydrated
CT,
With the Regressive Ketogenic Cycle, would supplementing with leucine be necessary/helpful to speed up the rate at which you get into ketosis. If so, when would one us it? I am asking because you stated that leucine has similar affects to insulin used by bodybuilders to get into ketosis quickly after refeeds.
[quote]pumped340 wrote:
I donāt think I have much potassium at all but I add sea salt to almost all of my meals and take 5-12g of creatine a day. Should that be good enough? And is the glycerine for electrolyte balance too? [/quote]
Potassium deficiency is one of the most common side effect of a low carbs diet. And potassium is needed for muscle contraction and water balance.
If you are potassium deficient your strength will go down. And no, simply adding sodium will not do. You need sodium and potassium to be in balance. Sodium increases extracellular water retention, potassium intracellular (in the muscle) retention.
[quote]Christian Thibaudeau wrote:
pumped340 wrote:
I donāt think I have much potassium at all but I add sea salt to almost all of my meals and take 5-12g of creatine a day. Should that be good enough? And is the glycerine for electrolyte balance too?
Potassium deficiency is one of the most common side effect of a low carbs diet. And potassium is needed for muscle contraction and water balance.
If you are potassium deficient your strength will go down. And no, simply adding sodium will not do. You need sodium and potassium to be in balance. Sodium increases extracellular water retention, potassium intracellular (in the muscle) retention.[/quote]
Hm, well Iāve been on low calories (~1700) and strength has either stayed the same on exercises or slowly gone up. Still I guess it wouldnāt hurt to try the potassium. Are there any keto-friendly foods that I could eat for this or is a supplement form the only option?
Hi coach,
If one was to do a no carbs diet lets say for 12 weeks straight would it speed up fat loss if they did not carb up at all or would weekly/biweekly carb ups slow it down? What if the person is an extreme endomorph and stores fat easily?
Also,
whats the best way to come off of this kind of diet and keep the fat off when trying to put on lean mass?
Thanks!
Nima
CT,
Iāve read several times one shouldnāt eat heavy Fat+Carb in the same mealsā¦ does this include fish oil as well? When is taking fish oil optimal?
[quote]therajraj wrote:
CT,
Iāve read several times one shouldnāt eat heavy Fat+Carb in the same mealsā¦ does this include fish oil as well? When is taking fish oil optimal?[/quote]
3-6g of fish oil with a carbs meal is okay. 30g might not be.
My current recommendation is to take fish oil at night/in the evening.
[quote]Nima wrote:
Hi coach,
If one was to do a no carbs diet lets say for 12 weeks straight would it speed up fat loss if they did not carb up at all or would weekly/biweekly carb ups slow it down? What if the person is an extreme endomorph and stores fat easily?
Also,
whats the best way to come off of this kind of diet and keep the fat off when trying to put on lean mass?
Thanks!
Nima[/quote]
Read my āRefined physique transformationā for this info
So Thibs,
Could supplementing 5g of leucine 15min before each meal constitute a poor manās version of the protein pulsing protocol?
Thanks.
tyler
CT, thanks for all the great information.
You mentioned on page 2 that you donāt recommend bulk/cut cycles for anyone. For someone who needs to gain a lot of muscle, say 30+ pounds, but is not lean, 12-15% bodyfat, would you then recommend
a carb cycling approach and focus on body recomp or
choose a priority (focus on muscle gain or fat loss)?
[quote]Christian Thibaudeau wrote:
therajraj wrote:
CT,
Iāve read several times one shouldnāt eat heavy Fat+Carb in the same mealsā¦ does this include fish oil as well? When is taking fish oil optimal?
3-6g of fish oil with a carbs meal is okay. 30g might not be.
My current recommendation is to take fish oil at night/in the evening.[/quote]
Does your opinion differ with CLA? Is there an optimal time to take it or just evenly throughout the day? I am currently taking 4g/day.
Will taking a mega dose of fish oil before bed interfere with ZMA?
Lastly, will adding a metabolic day to your OVT program be too much?
Yeah, I thought everyone was for throughout the day fish oil consumption? Although Iāve been doing 1Tbs in AM and one in PM.
CT,
With the Regressive Ketogenic Cycle, would supplementing with leucine be necessary/helpful to speed up the rate at which you get into ketosis. If so, when would one us it as there is not a real ācarb upā if I understand how the Regressive Ketonic Cycle works.
[quote]Christian Thibaudeau wrote:
Smooth_Serb wrote:
Christian, Iām wrapping up 12 weeks of the get Jacked program. I followed it to the tee and have seen awesome results. My question is this: I want to lose an additional couple percent bodyfat (now at around 10%), Iāve been cutting for over a year (went from 210 to 162) and I want to know what I should do after the get jacked program.
I know I should take time off before attempting more fat loss, but how long and what should my eating be like? Iāve been cutting for so long- should I have a maintainence period and what should my macros be? Thank you so much, I appreciate everything.
I would recommend 2 weeks of ''normal bodybuilding (now thatās an oxymoron!)" eating with minimal energy systems work.
Roughly the diet should include:
1.25g of protein per pound
60-90g of fat per day
200-300g of carbs per day, half of it para-workout.
Iād train using an upper body/lower body splitā¦ heavy lifting methods on one day and a mix of volume and explosive lifting on the other.
Then you can start a new cutting cycle.[/quote]
Would you also recommend this for someone who has been on a CKD for the past couple months and also has shitty insulin sensitivity? I lost about 20 lbs on it, but my fat loss has stalled and I canāt get below 210.