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

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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…

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…and this Jessica the keto lover will agree with…

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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…