{"id":4278,"date":"2021-10-07T14:26:04","date_gmt":"2021-10-07T20:26:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-556875-3996516.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=4278"},"modified":"2023-10-23T20:19:52","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T02:19:52","slug":"protein-on-keto-ditch-your-ignorance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.buckedup.com\/blog\/2021\/10\/07\/protein-on-keto-ditch-your-ignorance\/","title":{"rendered":"Protein on Keto: Ditch Your Ignorance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Have you recently found yourself wondering whether to switch from your current whey to a Keto Protein? Both Keto protein and whey both have their places in most diets, so long as they\u2019re optimally incorporated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this article, I\u2019ll breakdown why gluconeogenesis-fearing ketoers might wanna reconsider their (ungrounded) stance on protein. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keto-Diet Recap<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The ketogenic diet is, at face value, pretty straightforward: utilize your body\u2019s fat for fuel. And, obviously, there\u2019s a moderate amount more to ketogenesis that makes it, well, less straightforward. Because the minutiae of biology can be impressively boring, I\u2019ll keep the ketogenic breakdown mostly simple. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The body\u2019s preferred source of fuel is actually glycogen. With the exception of gluconeogenesis, glycogen comes from glucose that\u2019s been broken down from ingested carbohydrates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For daily activities, we pull from liver glycogen. For more strenuous activities (e.g. lifting heavy things again and again until your insecurities stop screaming at you from the opposite side of the mirror) the body requires muscle glycogen. Bust common keto myths<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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To go ketogenic, you gotta run on the unleaded glycogen until the tank\u2019s empty. Then your body sputters along miserably for a while, begging you to stop driving around without fuel in the tank. And then, because humans are freaking rad and we\u2019re all basically, biologically speaking, Neo, our bodies do something cool…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They produce their own fuel. Granted, unless taking the accelerated adaptation route by fasting<\/a>, you will still ingest food, but that\u2019s besides the point and doesn\u2019t work with the metaphor. So, our bodies are really cool, and ketogenesis means you\u2019ve successfully found the power within to burn fat\u2014get shredded. And, if you wanna speed up the process of kicking into keto, then read this article!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Keto & Demonized Macros<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s all nice and whatever, but… the body can\u2019t use ketones for every practice. Some processes require glycogen. Others require protein. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can\u2019t actually exist optimally (i.e. aesthetically) while eating nothing but such recipes as: buttered bacon, layered over avocado, then sandwiched between four slices of aged cheddar, with a dollop of sour cream on top. That would just be ridiculous. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keto dieters love their fats. Man do they love their fats. I get it. I really do. There are some serious benefits to going keto (which I go into here<\/a>). I would actually consider myself keto-ish \u2014mostly\u2014year round. Emphasis on the ish <\/em>though. Because most hardcore keto dieters do this thing where they demonize other macros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carbohydrate intake is ideal when cycled\u2014between zero, low, and moderate. And seeing as how protein\u2019s absolutely vital for muscle and tissue repair, it might<\/em> be wise to eat a steak every once in a while. Or at least incorporate keto-friendly protein shakes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Protein on Keto<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Many individuals on keto worry about intaking protein powder as many believe anything low in fat (even if it\u2019s low carbs) will automatically kick them out of ketosis…I\u2019ll leave ranting about gluconeogenesis fear mongering to another article (find it here<\/a>). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The likelihood that intaking moderate to high amounts of protein will kick you out of ketosis is less than slim. And the whole idea that (some of you out there still astonishingly cling to) protein will hinder fat loss is\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let me put it this way: If you were to tell me that my protein intake\u2019s too high for ketogenesis I would…actually, I\u2019d bite my tongue, because I\u2019m polite. But in my head, I\u2019d be thinking, Your ignorance is showing, and it\u2019s not a good color on you\u2014noob. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Protein is imperative for literally anyone who wants any semblance of aesthetic prowess. I don\u2019t care whether you\u2019re: a chicken and broccoli zealot still stuck in the nutritional dark ages, the dorian gray of carb-indulgences, or the bulletproof fat-head bathing in buckets of butter, you need protein. If you want to look good naked, at least. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Protein is responsible for (and beneficial in):<\/p>\n\n\n\n