I often check out a forum for bodyweight exercises because I do a lot of bodyweight exercises as part of my dry land training.
Anyway, many people on that board are all into this low carb stuff. I tried it out for 6 months but had the feeling that I don't have enough energy if I don't eat enough complex carbs like grains(pasta, rice, bread etc).
Is it just me or do other swimmers experience the same?
Just wondering...
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My understanding is ...
Fat metabolism is too slow to supply all the energy required for anaerobic efforts. And "fat burns in a carbohydrate flame" is one of my favorite lines.
Bad breath on low-carb can be a sign of ketosis from burning protein to provide energy especially given a lack of carbohydrates.
I've had a few people who tell me that they adhere to a low-carb diet to lose weight and they feel great doing exercise. Call me a skeptic, but I doubt the diet makes that much difference for one or two 20-minute bouts of aerobic effort but it will for 90 minutes to two hours of effort involving several bouts of more intense effort.
I've run out of fuel where I didn't have the energy to ride DOWN a hill on my bike less than a mile from home after a high school swim workout. I wasn't sure I'd be able to balance the bike and use the handbrakes to make the stop sign at the bottom (blind corner). I sat on the curb crying for a while and had to walk my bike on that hill and to climb the next. Certainly I had plenty of stored fat available for energy but was unable to use it.
My understanding is ...
Fat metabolism is too slow to supply all the energy required for anaerobic efforts. And "fat burns in a carbohydrate flame" is one of my favorite lines.
Bad breath on low-carb can be a sign of ketosis from burning protein to provide energy especially given a lack of carbohydrates.
I've had a few people who tell me that they adhere to a low-carb diet to lose weight and they feel great doing exercise. Call me a skeptic, but I doubt the diet makes that much difference for one or two 20-minute bouts of aerobic effort but it will for 90 minutes to two hours of effort involving several bouts of more intense effort.
I've run out of fuel where I didn't have the energy to ride DOWN a hill on my bike less than a mile from home after a high school swim workout. I wasn't sure I'd be able to balance the bike and use the handbrakes to make the stop sign at the bottom (blind corner). I sat on the curb crying for a while and had to walk my bike on that hill and to climb the next. Certainly I had plenty of stored fat available for energy but was unable to use it.
