048: Brandon Carter - How to Build Muscle on Keto, Protein-Sparing Modified Fasts, and The Positive Side Effects that Come with a Low-Carb High-Fat Diet
The Natural State with Dr. Anthony Gustin
Dr. Anthony Gustin
4.7 • 2.8K Ratings
🗓️ 7 January 2019
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
Is it possible to build muscle on keto?
Or do you need carbs to do this?
And if it’s not carbs, then what is it?
Should you just increase your fat intake? Or protein? Or both?
Instead of being overwhelmed by what to do, tune into this podcast episode with the self-proclaimed Keto King, Brandon Carter, who has made it his mission to help people pack on muscle while following a low-carb high fat-diet, to find out the exact strategy you need to do this.
We’ll show you how to adjust your macros and maintain a lean physique without having to add carbs into the mix.
Brandon also shares his experience with cyclical keto and protein-sparing modified fasts.
Check out the podcast episode now to learn more about building muscle on keto.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, you are listening to the Keto Answers podcast. |
| 0:08.2 | I'm your host, Dr. Anthony Guston, and joining me this week is Brandon Carter. |
| 0:13.7 | Brandon has a hell of a story. |
| 0:14.7 | This guy is an absolute beast. |
| 0:16.2 | He is the most jacked person I've ever seen to a Keto Jenna diet. |
| 0:19.5 | And if you do not believe me, go look at his stuff on Instagram, YouTube, wherever, guys |
| 0:23.9 | and animals. |
| 0:24.9 | A lot of stuff that we childhooded about. |
| 0:26.3 | I had no idea that it really surprised me, but his journey through his childhood and |
| 0:30.7 | how that drives him now to help other people is super fascinating, especially how he maintains |
| 0:35.4 | his physique using the Keto Jenna diet. |
| 0:37.1 | So thought for the ado, I present to you my conversation with Brandon Carter. |
| 0:42.6 | Before we get to the episode, I wanted to chat about a sponsor, Perfect Keto. |
| 0:46.0 | Perfect Keto is all about making a Keto Jenna diet healthy and accessible. |
| 0:48.9 | Whether you're reading all of our online guides or articles or enjoying Perfect Keto's |
| 0:52.0 | exaggerations, ketones or any other Keto friendly products, everything you need to make |
| 0:56.1 | Keto work for you is at Perfect Keto.com. |
| 0:57.8 | I know what you're thinking. |
| 0:59.3 | Hey, aren't you the founder of Perfect Keto? |
| 1:01.2 | Yep, that's right. |
| 1:02.2 | And all of my insanely high standards have been put into making each and every product. |
| 1:06.0 | My background is a functional medicine clinician helps me craft the cleanest and healthiest possible |
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