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But your body will steal burn muscle if protein is not high.
I did keto for my first show 6 months straight my protein intake never dipped under 275 grams and got as high as 350.
The stat's that your using doesn't account for strenuous weight trainning with added 45 min on the revolving stair for cardio 5x a week.
Under normal circumstances if your just trying to lose weight then yes, that data is correct
If your trying to preserve your muscle while dieting not so much.
Your body will use fat over muscle if insulin levels are low. If insulin levels are high it will use glucose, if there is no glucose it will convert protein into glucose via the liver in a process known as gluconeogenisis.
If you are in ketosis your insulin levels will be low.
This formula is based on the understanding that:
- 100% of carbohydrate is glucogenic (i.e. converts to glucose),
- 54% of protein is glucogenic,
- 46% of protein is ketogenic, and
- 10% of fat is glucogenic.
But your body will steal burn muscle if protein is not high.
I did keto for my first show 6 months straight my protein intake never dipped under 275 grams and got as high as 350.
The stat's that your using doesn't account for strenuous weight trainning with added 45 min on the revolving stair for cardio 5x a week.
Under normal circumstances if your just trying to lose weight then yes, that data is correct
If your trying to preserve your muscle while dieting not so much.