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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On a different note: the famous Dr. Atkins(who invented low carb) had a heart attack a couple of years before he died being severely overweight.
Dr. Adkins slipped and fell, hitting his head, landing him in the hospital. He gained weight while being feed hospital food, and not exercising. I would too.
Carbs are essential for providing energy. There are good carbs (natural) and bad carbs (processed). Eating smaller meals spread out during the day seems to be best for stabilizing the metabolism. Exercising more, and eating less is what I strive for. Although eating more and exercising less is so much easier. :afraid:
In my opinion, Very bad idea, short term weight loss - with long term serious health risks (heart disease and cancer). Some resources for additional information about health risks of low carb/high protien "Atkins-like" diets:
www.NutritionMD.org and the Physician's Committee for Responsible Medicine (www.PCRM.org) as well as the www.thecancerproject.org have much information on it, see www.nutritionmd.org/.../low_carb_advisory.html
Dr John McDougall is another good resource on fad diet information, his site is www.drmcdougall.com and starting point on this topic would be his fad diet page www.drmcdougall.com/med_hot_highprotein.html
Dr Joel Furhman is another good site at www.drfurhman.com and his article on the Atkins Diet and it's link to increased cancer risks is particularly well done at www.drfuhrman.com/.../article2.aspx
Hope this helps.
Dr. Adkins slipped and fell, hitting his head, landing him in the hospital. He gained weight while being feed hospital food, and not exercising. I would too.
To blame his weight on the hospital food is a new twist. Do all people come out of a hospital severely obese:D
After he slipped and hit his head, he was unconscious until he died two weeks later. I doubt that he could eat much being unconscious or did they stuff him with liquid donuts?
