Hi guys! I am a 23 years old female and new to this. At the begging of July I started a low carb diet - 6 days of week of 20g carbs maximum then 1 normal day. With this I managed to loose about 12kg. Now I am at about 100kg at 176cm. I would like to get stronger and gain muscle while also continuing…

[image] silvieillesova: I am wondering if it is sustainable to do both the Stronglifts and the low carb diet, or if it is simply not compatible and I should focus on just one thing. What do you think? You are still new at this, so you could absolutely do multiple things (fat loss, strength an…

[image] silvieillesova: At the begging of July I started a low carb diet - 6 days of week of 20g carbs maximum then 1 normal day. With this I managed to loose about 12kg. As long as you keep losing weight, all is good. As you get stronger you will be adding muscle, which burns more calories. C…

Thanks for your reply. The weights are: Squat: 35kg Bench Press: 27,5kg Barbell Row: 25kg Overhead Press: 17,5kg Deadlift: 25kg

I don’t think the 5 x 5 volume is so high your diet is going to be an issue. I agree with @Andrewgen_Receptors that you probably don’t have to pick just one horse, yet, but the time is coming. Similar thought with @RT_Nomad - as long as you’re progressing, you’re good. The one thing I’d comm…

IMO, track your rate of strength increase. If you are getting stronger and still dropping weight, stay the course. But like @Andrewgen_Receptors said, this will not last over time. My initial thought is that I would like to see you be able to Squat 60kg for 5 reps using your current strategy. Your…

This looks like a great combination of simplicity and effectiveness. I had a good experience on something similar. As long as you’re adding weight to the bar, stay with it. However, at some point you may find that five work sets is a lot to recover from. When I was doing 5x5, it counted the first tw…

Thanks for the reply and tips :slight_smile:

StrongLifts 5x5 and Low Carb Diet

Training

silvieillesova November 12, 2022, 12:31am 7

Just adding link to my training log.

1 Like

Topic		Replies	Views
How to Determine Optimal Carb Cycling? Nutrition	38	3036	January 19, 2024
Late Beginner Program with More Variety Training	9	2554	March 19, 2015
Benefits From HIIT + Weight Training? Beginners	9	3860	May 2, 2008
HIIT/LISS/Lifting Training	10	17316	February 17, 2015
Program Feedback, Please! Bodybuilding	5	1504	April 11, 2005

StrongLifts 5x5 and Low Carb Diet

Related topics