He Gained 20 Pounds in 24 Hours — Then Keto Ended His Binge Eating | Robert Sikes

In this episode, I sit down with Robert Sikes — also known as Keto Savage — a lifetime natural competitive bodybuilder, WNBF pro, the World's Leanest Man, formulator of the Keto Brick, and creator of the Savage System, a coaching program for competitors and everyday people that he runs alongside his wife Crystal.Robert came up on the traditional bro dieting playbook — six or seven meals a day, high carb, high protein — and it sent him into years of disordered eating. In 2014 he tore up the script and started experimenting with a strict, high-fat ketogenic approach to bodybuilding, building his own contest prep methodology from scratch.Here's what we cover in the episode:The bro dieting years — 115 pounds soaking wet in high school, refusing to wear a t-shirt for two years, then 6,000 calories a day of gas station food up to 230 pounds with no coach and no instructionThe first competition, the crash prep he now says he did entirely wrong, and the post-show binge that became the catalyst for years of restricting, binging and purgingHow he found keto sideways — through John Kiefer's carb backloading, a protocol that all but sanctions binging at night — and the moment he realized he felt better during the half of the day with no carbohydrates in itWho really shows up for the Savage System: mostly not competitors, and how many people arrive at keto or carnivore by way of disordered eating without naming it as thatWhy, after more than 900 podcast episodes with top biohackers, doctors and researchers, he keeps landing on the least marketable answer there is — morning sun, real food, sleep, movement, and time with the people you loveThe protein ceiling nobody's talking about — what happens to his ketones, glucose, sleep and joints after 500 grams at a Brazilian steakhouse, and why he thinks protein has been given a haloThe self-experiments: 18 cans of sardines a day for five days to debunk the viral sardine fast, what his bloodwork showed, and his answer to the sugar diet from the opposite metabolic directionMore info about Dr. Kristina's upcoming carnivore wellness retreat: https://www.MeatandMovement.comFollow Beyond Binge EatingInstagram: / https://www.instagram.com/BeyondBingeEating/ Website: https://www.BeyondBingeEating.comNewsletter: https://beyondbingeeating.com/Newsletter/Grab your FREE Eat-With-Awareness Bundle to slow down, stay present, and reclaim peace with food: https://beyondbingeeating.com/opt-in/Keep in touch with Kristina:https://www.DrKristinaDobyns.comConnect with Robert here: Website: ketosavage.comCoaching: ketobodybuilding.comInstagram: @ketosavageYouTube: @ketosavageX: @ketosavagePodcast: Savage Perspective PodcastTimestamps:00:00 Intro02:24 The bro dieting years03:42 Eating big, and the crash prep04:15 20 pounds in 24 hours04:52 Years in the binge-purge loop05:57 Restriction vs. structure06:38 Finding keto through carb backloading07:57 Why guilt is the real trigger08:52 What keto did to his bodybuilding10:08 What are you optimizing for11:47 The Savage System12:13 How many clients have food issues14:49 Coming to keto through disordered eating15:36 Are there good and bad foods16:14 The pillars he coaches17:56 900 episodes, and the basics19:20 Where to start with body composition21:26 Testing ketones21:55 Fat vs. protein23:24 What Robert eats in a day24:02 Chasing higher ketones27:06 Keto and metabolic psychiatry28:10 Testing the protein floor29:03 Can you eat too much protein30:09 His protein heuristic31:25 Self-experimentation32:24 Going to the extremes33:07 The sardine fast experiment35:14 The sugar diet experiment37:35 Training splits38:47 Deadlifts and homesteading39:46 Why he talks about this openly40:35 Where to find RobertDisclaimer: The information on this channel is for educational purposes and is not intended to be a substitute for medical advice or therapy. The views and opinions expressed by podcast guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of Kristina Dobyns or Beyond Binge Eating.