KETO OR CARBS ?
by Jed Wightman
Introduction
Seems like today , more often than ever before those words , Keto and Carbs , echo through our industry , social media and conversation . Always in reference to what is the best way to eat for getting big and getting shredded ? Over my 18 year career I ’ ve helped countless bodybuilding , figure , fitness , classic , men and women ’ s physique athletes do exactly that , grow muscle and get shredded for the stage .
AF athletes make up around 30 % of my business . The other 70 % is nutritional specialty clients , lifestyle programming and health management . The same iteration is true for all of the above ; everyone to some degree desires more lean muscle , less fat .
So what is really the absolute “ best ” diet for growing and getting lean , Keto or Carbs ?
To be as effective as possible in either application , we need to understand the stark polarity between these two nutritional platforms , KETO and CARBS . We must delve deep into both approaches . By understanding protein and carbs , the differences , the effects and benefits of both , we find a direct and effective application of both , we can achieve our best .
So let ’ s look at the basics of each macronutrient source , digestion and availability in the body . PROTEIN is a word from the ancient Greek that actually means most important . Protein is the most important nutrient that we require . Human beings a carbon-based life form , we need amino acids for every function of our existence . We don ’ t store protein we only get it from outside sources . Unlike fat and carbohydrates we can store in reserve for later use . Protein IS essential not optional .
To build muscle and recover tissue we need “ complete proteins ”, nine amino acids well nine if you include ( Histidine ) linked together forming a chain . Meat for instance , is a complete protein that builds muscle through the process of mechanically processing ( chewing ) then further in procession by chemical digestion in our body . We break it down by chewing it , and upon entering the stomach begins chemical digestion . Pepsin and hydrochloric acid break the tissue down further into Polypeptides . Further along , hitting the duodenum , pancreatic enzymes , trypsin and chymotrypsin are released and break the poly , into dipeptides and tripeptides ( free form amino acids ). Once these are in the bloodstream as a nutrient they go to the liver to manufacture proteins for biological necessity and function . They
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