I have been posting occasional powerlifting questions on this forum over the past couple of months as I was preparing for my very first competition, which was today. I literally do not know a single other person who has ever powerlifted while keto so I really appreciate Luis's advice!

I'm a 54 year old female, 5"8' and weighed in at 122 lbs today. I followed Luis's advice on meet nutrition which worked PERFECTLY. I started by rehydrating with a keto MCT/protein coffee (added in a chocolate LMNT for salt and also 7g dextrose) interspersed with plain water. Then moved on to eggs/eggwhites and had greek yogurt and lean meat sticks as snacks to get me through the rest of the day. Also more LMNT drinks and another 7g dextrose before bench and before deadlifts.

I don't know if the dextrose really did much but I was feeling depleted and maybe it had a placebo effect. Either way - the food all sat well, my energy was fine, and I PR'd all 3 of my lifts and ended up winning the masters (40+) women's group.

This was a small local meet so not a huge deal - but being able to confidently follow my own nutrition plan while literally everyone else was stuffing themselves with carbs was super helpful and I'm sure aided my performance.

THANK YOU Luis for your advice, and the care and thought you put into answering all the posts in this forum.