This is in reply to your last post cause it ended up being longer then I can fit in the reply box.
Preface- I actually do crossfit. I’m going to relay my experiences with keto and crossfit. I know you asked the lady “I’m not signing up for Crossfit, right????”, but that gym looks way more intimidating then my crossfit gym. Even if what you’re doing isn’t called or associated with crossfit, I’m going to assume there’s a lot of overlap.
I started crossfit over a year ago and at first had trouble with eating low carb and doing workouts. Over time I gave up on the dieting and just stuck to the workouts. At the beginning of October I decided to buckle down on diet and give strict keto a try.
According to /r/ketogains (I saw someone else suggested that subreddit) full kept adaption takes about 8 weeks to complete. When you’re keto adapted, it means your body identifies fat as its primary fuel source. I think if you’re already fat adapted, adding weightlifting shouldn’t be too much of a challenge. For me, adding keto to my weightlifting has been kinda hard, but I’m hoping it gets better as I get more fat adapted.
The challenges I’ve faced
Weakness. My lifting isn’t as strong as it was weeks prior and there’s no glycogen boost when I start cardio exercises. I really have to get my muscles warmed up now and can’t rely on random bursts of energy as much.
Electrolyte / water imbalance- I need to drink a lot more water during a workout and I need to replenish my salts afterwards. Even if I don’t feel like I sweat a lot, I’ll start getting headaches / dehydration symptoms if I’m not careful.
Hunger if I don’t eat enough protein. Keto really likes to prompt eating low carb and high fat, but if you’re weightlifting you need to make sure you are hitting your daily protein goals. Looking at a couple of your calorie log posts it looks like you’re good at hitting protein so this shouldn’t be bad for you.
Some other general weightlifting advice is to just be patient with your progress. There’s a lot of mobility involved in weightlifting and having good mobility / form is way more important then how much you lift.
