Which keto diet are you following?

Which keto diet are you following? Many might not know that there are different versions of the keto diet. Most just follow the Standard Keto Diet but what most do not understand is that the standard keto diet is not always best for all. For example, an athlete that performs high intense workouts or a bodybuilder actually may need to replenish those complex carbs in order to continue to make lean muscle. The standard keto diet is great for your average person who is semi-active or not active at all. The standard keto diet combined with intermittent fasting is even better for those type of adults. This will allow your body to detox and burn even more fat. The reason most know about the standard keto diet over the others is that most Americans aren't active and are looking to simply burn fat and not incorporate any activities. So for that reason, the standard keto diet is the one that is most known.

For the athletes out there regardless if your a professional or a business person that workouts 4-6 days per week, you're actually most likely following the wrong keto diet. Are you feeling extra fatigue since starting the keto diet, especially, during or after your workouts? Have you incorporated a keto pre-workout supplement but still do not have the energy you feel you need! Well, even with the proper pre-workout supplement and the proper keto friendly foods, you may not be intaking enough carbohydrates to fuel the body. With high-intensity workouts, your body is constantly burning through those carbs that regulate your anabolic hormones, which are known as your growth hormones. Eventually, you're going to start feeling fatigued and find it harder to produce lean muscle. Your body doesn't exactly need carbs to grow lean muscle, but if you're not keeping your growth hormones regulated then the lean muscle will be harder to produce. So there are two keto version diets that might just work for you.

Those two keto diets are called Targeted Keto Diet and Cyclical Keto Diet. These two are different but also very similar. The foods that you are allowed to eat for your complex carbs are exactly the same, it's just that you are eating those carbs at different times. Both diets your eating complex carbohydrates like sweet potatoes, 100% whole wheat pasta, white or brown rice, and beets. But with the targeted keto diet you're actually eating those carbs before or during your workouts. Whereas, the Cyclical Keto Diet you're eating these complex carbs on specific days. The cyclical keto diet you are purposely carb overloading 1-2 days per week and following the standard keto diet on the other 5-6 days. With the targeted keto diet you are following the standard keto diet but introducing, about 5 percent more carbohydrates to your daily intake. But the difference is, you are taking those foods before or during your workouts. Once you completed your workout, you're going to go back to a high fat, moderate protein to allow your body to stay in ketosis. If you are performing intense exercises like sprinting, Crossfit, and or HIIT, it's best for you to stick to the targeted keto diet because when performing those types of exercises your body needs the glucose to fuel itself. That's why those exercises are called glycolytic. They need glucose to fuel the body to gain energy. Your body may come out of ketosis for a short period of time but with those type of workouts, your body will quickly go back into ketosis. You still following the standard keto diet just simply allowing your body to have extra fuel during your workouts.

The cyclical keto diet is best for heavy weight lifters and or individuals performing high intense workouts too. If you're like a lot of people out there, it's easier to indulge on the weekends and stick to a strict standard keto diet during the week. A lot of us go out on the weekends and have a few drinks or go out to eat. With following the targeted keto diet, it would be hard to stay in ketosis if you're going out to eat or resting on those weekend days. The cyclical keto diet allows you to carb overload 1-2 days per week. Once you have carb overload, you should always follow with intermittent fasting the next day to get you into ketosis faster. With the standard keto diet, many have claimed to have issues with their adrenals and thyroid. The cyclical keto diet will help prevent those issues by giving your adrenals and thyroid a break. But ensure you stick to the approved carbohydrates when carb overloading to give your adrenals and thyroid the proper break. So when choosing the targeted keto diet or the cyclical keto diet, it's all about your schedule and how intense your workouts are.

Types of Keto Diet