Athletic Performance on a low carb diet
I recently went on a low carb (50 gm carbs/day) eating plan, and have seen a nice drop in weight after being stuck at 175 (5' 11", 64 y/o) for quite a while. I also have seen a concurrent drop in b/p, and hope that I'll be seeing a concurrent drop in cholesterol despite the "high" fat diet.
I want to get off the statins and the b/p meds. Despite riding 150 - 180 mi a week (120 at high levels) I'm still on these damn drugs. The b/p drugs cause cramping at about 60 mi of hard riding in hot weather (I just can't seem to drink enough) and the statins make me feel tired all the time.
Has anyone had experience with a low carb, low protein, high (good) fat diet and athletic performance?
Has anyone read "The art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Performance?"