Powerlifting on Keto Diet

NGentRD

Somedays its awesome i'm not tired. No strength lost in terms of weight that im able to lift, but its not as explosive. For example If I do a rep max of 315 squat and compare it to when i ate carbs, I get the same amount of reps. Its more linear with no carbs meaning the first rep almost feels the same as the last, in terms of burning. With carbs tho I can gradually feel myself becoming less explosive, maybe due to lack of glycogen? Note im taking in the same amount of calories as I was on carbs just switched to keto (calorie deficit). My BF is going down and muscle mass is maintaining if not going up but i feel thats just due to scale error. If I up my calories before a workout, even on keto, would that result in more explosiveness or? Like I said I dont feel as explosive and I feel more fatigued but im producing the same results on my lifts. OH! Could it be because of the weightloss too. I've experienced loss of strength on a regular low carb diet but this time its different.