How Robert Sikes Was Eating 70g of Fat Backstage to Win a Bodybuilding Competition – TFP #031

In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, can a ketogenic diet actually build a championship physique — or does elite bodybuilding demand carbs? Robert Sikes (natural pro bodybuilder and founder of Keto Brick) makes the case that fat adaptation outperforms conventional prep, sharing his journey through eating disorders, the origins of Keto Brick, his seven-phase protocol, reverse dieting, and the debate around calories vs. carbohydrate-insulin models.

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⏱ Chapters

4:20 – Dave asks Robert to introduce himself

5:23 – Early life & farm-strong beginnings

6:19 – Starting bodybuilding as a skinny kid

8:44 – Eating 6,000 calories to bulk up

10:16 – First bodybuilding competition in college

12:32 – The bulk/cut cycle explained

16:17 – Losing 80 lbs in 12 weeks

16:52 – Eating disorders after the first show

19:47 – Searching for a better dietary approach

22:13 – Discovery of carb backloading & early keto

25:16 – Keto and explosive vs. hypertrophy training

26:33 – LDL, lipids & muscle recovery hypothesis

29:40 – Being the odd one out going keto at the gym

30:06 – First ketogenic competition prep (2017)

37:02 – Winning on keto — competitors' reaction

39:12 – Origin story of the Keto Brick

42:50 – 142 bricks sell out in two minutes

44:14 – Launching Keto Savage brand & content creation

54:00 – Business growth & knocking out debt

55:47 – Surviving COVID & buying a grocery store

59:04 – Speaking at KetoCon & coaching beginnings

1:01:11 – Is keto's popularity rising or falling?

1:05:45 – High protein debate for muscle building

1:14:27 – Robert's seven-phase ketogenic protocol

1:20:56 – What reverse dieting is & why it matters

1:22:38 – Getting to 3.9% body fat — risks & rewards

1:28:37 – Cholesterol numbers during extreme leanness

1:32:07 – Inside bodybuilding competitions

1:40:27 – Calories & energy balance debate in keto

1:47:27 – The value of coaching & accountability

1:54:07 – What's next: retreats, apparel & fatherhood

1:56:27 – How having kids shifted Robert's spirituality

2:04:05 – Dave discusses the CLEARLY retraction saga

2:10:18 – Integrity, doing the right thing quietly

2:17:44 – Heartflow partnership & silver linings

2:19:10 – The Cholesterol Code movie launch plans

2:20:43 – Where to find Robert & closing thoughts

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