I'm not (what's training? ) but you might want to check out some reports from this guy. He has posted here in the past but not for several years now.
A lot of his summer training is cycling, with a lot of racing in his mix, and he has experimented with ketosis training with well documented results. One of his more recent cycling posts also details a 2 month experimentation with Maffetone training - the results of which surprised him!
Settling in fine thanks though all the work has taken a huge chunk out of my running timeThanks Chris.
Hope you're settling in your new home.
The keto diet works well for me but i don't do it all the time. It can be a shock for people who are used to a high carb diet and could take at least 6 - 8 weeks to adapt to it full time. Blends in well with Maff run training to help get your low effort running speed improved once your used to it.
You could check out the book "The ART AND SCIENCE OF LOW CARBOHYDRATE PERFORMANCE" to learn more about it...its a small book with good info...you can also get the same info just searching around online too.
You could check out the book "The ART AND SCIENCE OF LOW CARBOHYDRATE PERFORMANCE" to learn more about it...
Well i've done a lot of reading now, lots of contradictory information, benefits and risks. I think I'll just stick with what I know. Whole foods, no dairy, plenty of oily fish, leafy greens and no refined sugars.
You're on it. Spuds won't hurt a thing, either. I've started loading up and can still run for three hours fasted, no problemo. It ain't the carbs, it's the crap.
I have to admit I try to eat like your diet +/- a few inconsequential things on a normal basis. But on race day nothing seems to work quite as well as refined sugars? For me at least they simply pack the most punch, weigh the least, and go down the quickest. Carrying around 500grams of potatoes for the same amount of calories a 50gram snickers bar seems a bit counterintuitive for my purposes.
But yes when I do fasted or unfueled runs I crash hard after about 4 hours and I never get over the funk without carbs, the key for me has been finding the right timing and balance between speed, carb intake and occasional protein or fat to minimize these bonks.
You might could avoid that bonk by going ketogenic. Some people can markedly improve their fat burning ability by combining a zero carb diet with long slow training. But even if it works, it comes at a cost, you lose much of your ability to handle sugars. You also give up speed, so if marathon length or shorter is your gig, it may not be worth it. You also have to decide whether it's worth the risks. If I were a serious contender on the ultra circuit, I'd consider trying it for say the two weeks in the run up to a race ... but no longer than that. Optimally, you want to be a flex-fuel machine in an ultra. That means retaining the ability to use sugar efficiently.
Edited - typo
Thanks Abide. Personally I have to avoid refined sugar like the plague, they're just too damn addictive and I have the will power of a pup in a pantry.
Race nutrition is something I really need to start practicing with though, i've dabbled in the past but never really found my go to fuel.
Weren't snickers bars originally developed for marathons?
You cant be lil bit pregnant and you cant be almost at ketosis.
Good point. To really know whether you're in ketosis requires a blood meter.