I am sure by now that you have heard at some point about the Keto bodybuilding diet and Professional Bodybuilding. If your competing in a bodybuilding competition then you should take a close look at this article on the keto diet plan.

There is quite a big buzz going around about the keto diet plan and how is changing the game for many bodybuilders, both amature and professional. In the past most bodybuilders would drop their carbs down to extreme low levels for a few days and rotate them in and out, maybe 100 grams a day for 3 days then up them to extremes, somewhere around 400-600 per day based on their given body weight.

Even these days most non-keto diet plan to get really lean and ripped. As this does work for some people, there are others that cannot burn sugar or (carbs) very efficiently. Some of are known as slow oxidations and some us like Mr Olympia, jay Cutler can go as high as 1000 grams of carbohydrates daily and still get his body fat levels down to 2-3% by contest day. We all cannot be that lucky.

For those of us that struggle with trying to make-weight, male or female, there is hope. The keto diet plan for bodybuilders is great a burning stored fat deposits know as adipose tissue and maintaining as well as adding lean muscle mass during a contest prep or conditioning phase. So what is the keto bodybuilding diet and hoe does it work?

The keto diet plan is really simple and easy to follow. I will do my best to give you the skinny on this old tried and true bodybuilding method of getting lean and ripped. You will need to get your body weight and multiply by 14 to get your BMR (basal metabolic rate).

Then from there, multiply the caloric value by 40% for your protein calories, and 60% for your fat calories and the last 10% for your carbs, The keto diet plan has little if any carbs daily but is replaced with high nutrient based essential fats that help burn stored fats. It seems like to much fat in the diet and we all now that to many fats in the diet is really bad for us so we stay away from this kind of approach. I can tell you that if you eat more essential fats like, olive oil, macadamia nu oil, unsalted cashews, natural peanut butter, almonds, and my favorite smart balance butter you will actually lower your cholesterol levels.

The key to this type of dieting is that you do not eat any carbs, I mean any. Your main foods on the keto bodybuilding diet is fatty meat, lean meats, chicken, turkey, ostrich, eggs whole, and some times when your really fatigued, cheese or a little bacon.

The other foods are greens such as salad greens broccoli, spinach, kale, collard greens and fiber. This type of dieting will put your body into ketosis that forces your insulin levels to lower and growth hormone levels to raise naturally helping your body do what it does best, burn fat for fuel... Give the keto diet plan a try to lets watch that body fat melt away.