Hey All - New to the forum. Been slowly listening my way through all the Podcasts (currently on #60) and had a couple questions on fat adaption. I’m the typical sugar burner and over the past few days have been reducing my carbs to ~40% of my daily calories. I’d like to lose some weight and also g…

Read or listen to Dr Jason fungs book. The complete guide to fasting. A shortcut to Keto and very well explained!

Long easy (Mid-Lower Zone 2) rides done fasted help considerably. Start of not eating for an hour ten gradually increase that time as you get used to it. Do not get disheartened as it takes a long time to get properly fat adapted. If you do any intensity (intervals) or a hard ride then fuel up with …

Plenty of low intensity rides will train your body to burn fat more effectively. I wouldn’t stress to much about it, as If you’ve been riding for a while, you are most likely already pretty darn good at doing so.

You’re asking your body to do three things at once; Lose body fat Change your metabolism/diet balance Become a 40K TT specialist I’d pick one to focus on, at the expense of the others.

Endurance rides, and fasted training are two common approaches. Worth checking out the polarized and 80/20 threads for more. [image] Quality over Quantity vs. 80/20 (or Chad vs. Matt ;)) Training That’s me right there! [image] My Polarized Training E…

[image] TricycleAssassin: I’m just starting the 40K TT specialty plan so I don’t plan on going Full Metal Keto at the moment, just reducing my carb intake and calories. [image] JoeX: You’re asking your body to do three things at once; Lose body fat Change your metabolism/diet balance Be…

If you haven’t, give a try to the “Endurance Diet” book by Matt Fitzgerald. I have read it some time ago, and now trying out his DQS nutrition tracking model. Just after few days I am feeling much better and more energized by cutting refined and processed foods.

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DaveWh November 12, 2018, 3:54am 6

Endurance rides, and fasted training are two common approaches. Worth checking out the polarized and 80/20 threads for more.

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