Old 12-19-13 | 10:25 PM
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amybikes
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Originally Posted by Quinn8it

That is massive compared to what i am doing! that would put me at 450g of carbs! thats more than a weeks worth of carbs for me right now in weight loss mode..
That's what I thought too! And I don't think I actually hit that much, but after a bout of research earlier this year, I started thinking I was probably habitually training with not adequite carb intake. It seems like a MASSIVE amount, (and actually, if you take 5g/kg of carbs, and 1.5g/kg protein, it's too many calories for me to eat on any day other than a REALLY heavy training day).

I'm trying to find good studies, this (http://cardinalscholar.bsu.edu/handle/handle/187119) one showed 'significant' decreased maximal power after a six week keto diet. I've read the same conclusion elsewhere. I'm not at school, nor do I have access to our VPN right now, so I can't read the whole article to know how significant the 'significance' was.

But basically, I think ketosis is really not ideal for sprint athletes (there's more of an argument for long distance enduros), however losing weight is a total b*tch and (as I've recently been reminded) can provide huge performance gains. So I guess if keto diets are the way that works for you, then it might be worth it.
Another point is that anything that causes weight loss isn't *ideal* for performance, so yah.

I realize that I'm just presenting an argument with myself here. Haha. Thanks for any thoughts!
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