You’re Not Maximizing Muscle Growth if You’re on Keto

Here are 3 reasons why you shouldn’t gamble with keto if you want to maximize muscle growth

Egis R.
4 min readOct 18, 2023
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With all due respect to keto, which is none, it’s not a good diet to maximize muscle growth. And yeah yeah yeah, I know I said that if you’re a beginner lifter, keto isn’t going to ruin your gains. But “make gains” and “maximize gains” are two different things.

So let me give you the scoop on why you shouldn’t gamble with keto if you want to maximize muscle growth.

1. Keto diet can suppress appetite

This one is right at the top of the list of why people tend to glorify keto. Some John goes like…

The “suppress appetite” part is exactly why I’m on keto, it helps to eat fewer calories spontaneously and I don’t even feel it!
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…and this Jessica the keto lover will agree with…

Yisss, John, I don’t even feel like I’m dieting. Keto is so capital A awesome! Shall we go on a date, John? I know a place where they serve a celery dessert.
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But that’s not a good thing when it comes to maximizing gains.

Maximizing gains entails calorie surplus. Yes, you can build muscle in a deficit but it’s…

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Egis R.
Egis R.

Written by Egis R.

I’m Egis, an online weight loss coach who has heightened BS sensors for fitness & nutrition. Only evidence-based & sustainable fat loss. www.absscience.com

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