Re:Study: Low Carb Diet May Prevent, Reverse Age-Related Eff...
by sizzle on Friday March 06, 2020 @12:20PM
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Can you take vitamins like B complex with electrolytes and sugar free, no carb protein shakes with caffeine to get some energy back?
Re:Study: Low Carb Diet May Prevent, Reverse Age-Related Eff...
by ebg13 on Friday March 06, 2020 @12:42PM
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The problem isn't lack of energy. The problem is muscle and cardio exhaustion. You feel great, not tired, just your muscles stop working and you run out breath. So I don't think that vitamin, electrolytes, or more calories will help. If you're lifting seriously, you're already consuming plenty of those things.
Re:Study: Low Carb Diet May Prevent, Reverse Age-Related Eff...
by pawelduda on Friday March 06, 2020 @11:42AM
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Agreed. The difference was noticeable and as soon as I started eating carbs again, my strength increased in a matter of day or two.
Re:Study: Low Carb Diet May Prevent, Reverse Age-Related Eff...
by wtetzner on Friday March 06, 2020 @12:38PM
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How long were you in ketosis before you stared eating carbs again?
Re:Study: Low Carb Diet May Prevent, Reverse Age-Related Eff...
by pawelduda on Friday March 06, 2020 @01:19PM
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Between 2 and 3 months
I've done this. You get tired much faster, you will not be able to sprint for nearly as long, your maximum lift significantly decreases, you hit the muscle fatigue point (can't lift again unless you lower the weight) very quickly.
The usual solution among keto lifters is to have a carbload cheat day once per week _or_ to carb spike with I think (it's been a while) pure glucose syrup a measured amount just before your workout according to how much you think you'll actually use during the workout. The cheat day in practice works pretty well, because if you're slamming your body at the gym every day you can get back into ketosis very quickly after the initial induction phase is done, so you end up with a couple of days of keto per week but not the full week.