I f you are looking for strength training while on Atkins, see if you can find Dan Duchaines Bodyopus book. He details a cyclic ketogenic diet that is designed to have you in ketosis for the week, and out of ketosis for the weekend. The theory is that no one can maintain any diet scheme for a length of time and not lose muscle. His theory is that the weekend of recovery with high carbs rebuilds tissue, and the carbs stored over the weekend fuel your workouts for the week. Look on the internet at
http://low-carb.org/lylemcd/
This site gives a ton of info on ckd diets. The last time I tried it, I lost about 20 lbs in seven weeks, and kept my strength up for the first five weeks. The hard part is going in and out of ketosis for each week. And the carb depletion workout on friday will tax anyone who thinks they are tough guys.