you dont need to game the system

Despite what im about to write, I've truly enjoyed running keto in the past. But when i ran it I kept looking to it as the thing that would get me lean and mean. And...maybe it could have too. But the takeaway here is i didnt have to. My largest fault has always been doing way too much shit. High volume and conditioning is 100% something possible...IF you work up to it. If instead you decide you are going to do 300 pushups a day while learning to juggle knives you are likely proper fucked.

Here's the deal. Unless you are training for a purpose, you don't need a training or eating strategy. 

Summarizing the keys

- eat whole foods.

- consistent effort trumps intermittent intensity.

- add volume and weight SLOWLY. 

The most common infraction im guilty of is adding. More. Shit. In. And it isn't like there is no place for MORE. But does more fit into your program? 

Low frequency and high intensity seems to work well with more. If you are training 2x/week then going to failure is probably a great idea. Conversely if you are training 3-5x a week? Maybe and maybe not. Adding more at some point is just more.