extended atkins diet???

[freeweight]

what is your opinions on being on the atkins diet for an extended period of time?? i am bound and determined to get ripped up. i have changed all my workouts to consist of high reps only (30). and i am also running four to five days a week. i was wondering if there was any negative sides to being on the ketogenic diet too long. any thoughts will be greatly appreciated. thanks.

 

[Mr.X]

Don't stay in Ketosis for more than 2 weeks, for after that your leptin levels will be low and fat-loss will not occur. You can do 14/2 (14day Ketosis/2 day carb-up) but you need the carb-up.

Mr.X

 

[smr91481]

i read that using low weight and really high reps is a big mistake that people make that are trying to get cut.

 

[diamonddiceclay]

atkins is for sedentary people-you are quite active so go with 5 days no carbs and 1-2 days high carbs

 

[mranderson]

iv found for me that a low carb diet is far more effective then a no carb diet for me realy made no progress in fat loss on no carb added early morning carbs and fat started melting off, any experts have any answers why it might work for some and not for others?

 

[KWKSLVR]

I've been in the Induction stage of Atkins since June and i've lost 46lbs with very light exercise (gone from 283 to 237). Atkins is PROVEN, dispite what skeptics say. Anything that has been around for 30 years is not a fad

Don't forget, you can stay in Induction (no more than 20 grams of carbs a day) for as long as you feel good doing so.

 

[KWKSLVR]

BTW - Don't forget that you CAN'T cheat on Atkins, nor can you modify it in any way. You MUST follow it to the T or your just shooting yourself in the foot.

If you bulk on carbs 1 day a week while on atkins, let me know how much weight you gain

 

[MrTestosterone]

Atkins is not the king-god of ketogenic diets. Yes, it is effective, but no one can convince me that it is the optimal keto. First of all, Atkins places minimal emphasis on quality of fats. If a person was to replace the heavy cream he uses on the Atkins program with omega3 acids, the results from that change alone would be staggering. However, this goes against Atkins target audience: fat, middle-aged women that don't want to exercise. Atkins has to make his diet both appealing and effective. In doing this, the Atkins program becomes sub-optimal, to say the least.

Secondly, an extended SKD, by definition, will have a decrease in lipolysis and an increase in protein breakdown in relation to the duration of the diet. Staying on the Atkins diet for a year means huge loses in body proteins. Most of the lipolysis occurs in the virginal stages of an SKD. This is why CKD's, etc. have become so popular among athletes.

Point: The Atkins diet may be effective if you want to sacrifice body weight at the Altar of Protein Breakdown, but don't expect it to be a part of a true bodybuilder's regimen.

Boy, I bet that pissed some people off.

Coe

 

[MrTestosterone]

iv found for me that a low carb diet is far more effective then a no carb diet for me realy made no progress in fat loss on no carb added early morning carbs and fat started melting off, any experts have any answers why it might work for some and not for others?

Two words: insulin sensitivity. People with extreme insulin resistance are usually the ones that do exceptionally well on ketogenic diets. The blessed ones with lower insulin resistance will generally do just fine with a restricted calorie diet. Then again, the insulin resistant crowd may often do just as well if they convert to low-glycemic carbs which cause less dramatic insulin response. The problem is that low-GI carbs are pretty hard to come by the good ole' USA. We process our food to an ungodly degree. Between high-speed mills, microcrystallization, and other forms of "GI-spiking," the insulin-resistant Americans are basically set up to be fat and diabetic. Those with this problem simply have to get accustomed to living a lifestyle that is conducive to their dietary needs. This requires more work than others, but it has to be done.

Chances are, you aren't very insulin resistant. Consider yourself lucky.

Coe

 

[KWKSLVR]

Mr Testosterone - Don't forget that most people on atkins do not want to be body builders. I agree, atkins is not the way to go if you want to look like Fabio.

I'm on Atkins for a few reasons.

1) I'm tired of being unhealthy
2) Genetically i'm high risk for heart disease, diabeties and cancer
3) My major is Criminal Justice and by job will require being physically sound.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with being on Atkins. There isn't a single documented case where an Atkins patient suffered kidney failure, heart disease, or any nutritional deficency while eating the Atkins way.

If being on Atkins for over a year was so bad, then there would be 10's of thousands of people dropping dead. Atkins isn't really a diet, its a change in life long habits. If your "on" Atkins, your never off.