Not all carbs are evil.

Its about when you time your carbs with your exercise.

The Low Carb Athlete isn't about zero carbs. 

Rather we want to eat the right amount of real food- protein, fats and carbs, to balance our blood sugar as well as to help our performance gains and improve the aging process!

How can we lose weight/burn fat, get stronger and leaner while improving our performance?

"Ketosis is a side effect of our general macro and micro recommendations for many, but NOT THE GOAL in itself:
“CHASE RESULTS, NOT KETONES” ®

Luis has always been passionate about fitness due to a personal interest in improving his own physique. Always curious in learning the “whys and how's” of how it all works, he has been studying and researching nutrition and strength training since he was 17.

Upon discovering ketogenic diets in 2001, Luis has been on a low carb regime ever since, which he has used to favorably recomposition his body and improve his health,

Due to this, Luis decided to develop KETOGAINS as  to share his experiences and knowledge and help people attain their health and fitness goals.

Luis is regarded as one of the most experienced and knowledgeable persons on Low-Carb / Ketogenic dieting, and is the “go to guy” when applying a Low-Carb diet for Bodybuilding and Strength Training by well-known and respected insiders, leaders, influencers of the low carb/paleo and general fitness community.

Ketogains website

The keto diet has been known to promote weight loss and improve athletic performance, but there’s a lot of confusion around it. Using the keto diet strategically, depending on your individual context as an athlete, will help you grow and maintain muscle mass and strength while improving your performance.

This episode is everything you ever wanted to know about the ketogenic diet, fasting, before and after workout feeding, fat burning, and keto training to boost your health, improve athletic performance, and optimize overall wellness.

Today my guest is Luis Villasenor, the founder of Keto Gain, a board-certified holistic health practitioner, and a certified nutritional therapist. Luis has always been passionate about fitness due to a personal interest in improving his own physique. He has been studying and researching nutrition and strength training since he was 17. Upon discovering ketogenic diets, Luis has been on a low carb regime ever since, which has improved his health. Due to this, Luis decided to develop KETOGAINS to share his experiences and knowledge to help people attain their health and fitness goals.

During the episode, we talk about the smartest ways to do Keto training and improve your performance as a low-carb athlete. 

Tune in!

During this episode, you will learn about;

[01:26] What inspired Luis into the Ketogenic diet space 

[07:27] The magic word, context, and intuitive eating 

[11:21] Training for health and longevity

[13:36] Top three tips to burn fat and maintain a healthy lifestyle 

[17:37] The fact about fasted training for optimal fat loss 

[20:48] Strength training and the best diet that can optimize your performance 

[21:46] Why Luis don’t recommend fasted training 

[24:28] The downsides and benefits of fasted training 

[29:58] The best food to eat before and after training 

[37:26] When to eat after workouts and how long you should wait

[39:08] The strategic use of carbs depending on individual context  

[44:16] Intuitive eating and learning to listen to your body  

[49:37] Increasing the growth hormones with fasting and exercise

[55:26] Doing training to increase your strength and maintain muscles  

[57:07] KetoGain pre-workout nutrition shake composition  

[01:01:13] What is coming up on Luis's research on fasting to gain muscle

[01:04:34] New Client Specials just for you, Learn more 

  

Notable Quotes  

• “If you want to be a race car, you will have a short lifespan.”
• “Make proteins your priority, stay active as you can, and make it consistent.”
• “To get results, a healthy lifestyle requires consistency and not intensity.”
• “High-intensity training will help you burn more carbs and fat while low-intensity training will help burn fats.” 
• “The optimal way to lose weight over time is having more lean mass, the more lean mass you have, the more metabolically flexible you become.”
• “Having more mass will help optimize your results in training.”
• “Growth hormones in adults do not increase growth; they are a mechanism to move nutrients to where they are needed.”

Connect With Us 

Luis Villasenor 

Website: https://www.ketogains.com/luis-villasenor/

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Debbie Potts

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