The CKD ultimate poll

[anthrax]

Hit everything true from your own experience

 

[Stryc-9]

How I voted, for whatever it's worth. I've only done a CKD once.

It helps lose fat w/o lean mass loss - No
It helps lose fat but lean mass as well - Yes
You feel like shit while on low carbs - Yes
You feel just as energized as with more carbs (or more) - No
It's a pain in the ass to follow this diet - Yes
It's quite pleasant to follow this diet - No
You will do it again - Doubt it
Once but not twice - See above
It's worth it - No
It's not worth it - Yes
It makes your lifts pityful - Yes
You can still lift heavy - No

 

[LeeJunFan]

How I voted, for whatever it's worth. I've only done a CKD once.

It helps lose fat w/o lean mass loss - No
It helps lose fat but lean mass as well - Yes
You feel like shit while on low carbs - Yes
You feel just as energized as with more carbs (or more) - No
It's a pain in the ass to follow this diet - Yes
It's quite pleasant to follow this diet - No
You will do it again - Doubt it
Once but not twice - See above
It's worth it - No
It's not worth it - Yes
It makes your lifts pityful - Yes
You can still lift heavy - No

Agreed!

 

[JoBu]

It was totally different for me:

It helps lose fat w/o lean mass loss - yes (short term)
It helps lose fat but lean mass as well - probably if done for 4+ weeks while lifting heavy
You feel like shit while on low carbs - not me...I felt absolutely no different
You feel just as energized as with more carbs (or more) - yep
It's a pain in the ass to follow this diet - it's not difficult if you keep your choices fairly limited
It's quite pleasant to follow this diet - it takes will power but the results were worth it
You will do it again - yes...for 2-3 weeks at a time as needed
Once but not twice
It's worth it - it was great to drop 7lbs in 12 days (after a full week to allow glycogen and water replenishment)
It's not worth it
It makes your lifts pityful - I made a point of not trying to lift heavy. If the goal is to drop BF then you need to concentrate on long easy sessions of lifting and cardio...that's how the diet works best IMHO
You can still lift heavy - The one day I tried to do 8-10 rep sets made it obvious that my strength was down significantly. But I don't let that bother me...my goal was to get cut and I did.

 

[roidpuple]

it has been working great for me......... I was told the reason i felt like shit the 1st couple of days was because I was not takeing in enough fats.. 75fat 35 protein 1st day...?? .... what CKD are you all doing ... i know mr X has one on his page...
how did you all do yours

 

[Stryc-9]

I followed Mr. X's plan.

 

[JoBu]

Mr. X here too

 

[roidpuple]

i started it after a 6month lay off...
i have gained 1/2 inch on my arms... in 2 weeks so i am gaining muscle..
and 1inch around my waist belly button...
I felt week the 1st few day... going into keytosis.... but since then i fill like i have more engergy.... i have no heart burn... skin is clear... I am starting to think
...i had a problem with carbs..... get gass from arificial sweetners though....
other than that i feel great....

 

[KillahBee]

I love it. Pretty easy to stay on, have a lot of energy for being very low carb.

 

[view]

I like it, but it makes my muscle look flat as hell. i only ever do it for a week or so at a time, than its more like 40/40/20 with the same number of calories as CKD.

I don't really believe in it too much because not one proffessional uses it.