Effect of Ketogenic Diet on Muscle Hypertrophy

Effects of Ketogenic Diet on Muscle Hypertrophic Response to Resistance Exercise

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of 4 weeks of carbohydrate deprivation (through a ketogenic diet) on hypertrophy signalling after a single bout of exercise in healthy trained male subjects, and the impact on body composition, muscle strength, and blood parameters.

Inclusion Criteria:

• at least 2 years of resistance-training experience
• Body mass index: more than 18 kg/m2 and less than 30 kg/m2

Exclusion Criteria:

• metabolic diseases or noncommunicable diseases (cardiovascular, liver, respiratory, cancer, etc)
• experience with the ketogenic diet (last six months)
• acute inflammatory status
• treatment with steroids in the past 3 months