On the KetoLean pills, never heard of them but sound like a scam.
Don’t get me wrong, your free to make your coffee however you want, HOWEVER what your doing is very redundant. You typically do MCT Oil (preferred) or a good Coconut Oil, then a grass fed butter (yup, it matters) OR cream.
To address the low bodyfat and lifting, those of us in the gym regularly and actively putting ON muscle and not just trying to maintain, we do things a little different than many people, gotta remember people in weight loss only mode have a different rule set, no different than in the non keto world.
First, we have a huge advantage in the sense we can burn fat AND build muscle at the same time vs people that are always carbed up BUT we are also at a disadvantage in that we build muscle slower but at the same time don’t have to bulk/cut so for many it’s a wash and you don’t have to fatten up just to take MOST of it back off. In either case there are some things we do different.
First, protein. That scary thing. We still need increased protein just like carb fuelers because you need it to build muscle effectively (key word, effectively) No shortage of people claiming the opposite but they put on their muscle long before they were keto and realistically only maintaining in most cases. Take Whey, most people doing keto are petrified of it, too bad it’s THE BEST when it comes to a muscle building protein, I’m a big fan of blends so you get your bump when you take it then the slower proteins feed your muscles throughout the day. I also take a Casein shake at bedtime. Without the carbs in our diets a lot of the proteins, BCAA’s, creatine etc have a much harder time with absorption which is why as your aware you typically take post-workouts with a juice or just with a fast digesting carb to drive it all into the muscle in the non keto world. A good whey blend pre workout can give you that bump during and after your workout, some C8 chain MCT also does wonders. There IS a balance, everybodys is a little different but since you’ve been lifting if your progress changes you’ll notice it. I’m usually around 150-175g day on lifting days, but If I went that high on rest days, I’d wake up mid morning feeling like my insides are on fire and covered in sweat. So no question on my lifting days I’m putting that protein to good use. Also, strength gains noticeably increased the more I upped the protein. I also take a pre and post workout again, to really give the muscles a lot of help with absorption and nutrients to help them build. I’ve gone at it both ways and after settling on higher quality supplements that give me what I need, the difference is night and day.
Only thing I stick to with supplements is they need to ACTIVELY help push you to a goal, or fix something your deficient in. Must be high quality and I don’t take anything with “proprietary blends”. If they don’t want to tell you what they put in there… RUN! There’s a reason!
