I’m going to give keto a crack for 6 weeks or so, will be interesting to see what effect it has on my performance, thankfully next week is the last week of SSBII, i.e. all recovery rides, should make it easier to transition!
If I feel better in 6 weeks I’ll stick with it and see where it leads me, need to do something to shift some excess weight!
Be sure to be on top of electrolytes!
Yes!!! I cramp badly so will be taking in plenty 
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You need to be really clear about why you want to change your diet. If it is simply to improve your performance on the bike, there are better ways. If, however, you have metabolic issues, LCHF is the way to go.
[/quote]. LCHF is most certainly not for everybody but for those with specific metabolic issues it really can be a life changer. I am one of them. If it is one thing I have learned it’s that everyone is different and you have to do what is best for you and your health. Another great quote I heard recently is this “Chase resuts not Dogma” …it is now on my wall.
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Sorry, looked through about 1/2 thread. Has anybody defined what is LCHF carb amount? In my mind Keto is subset of LCHF.
It’s just like riding with the handbrake on.
Correct, a ketogenic diet is a strict LCHF diet where you are keeping your carbs to under 25~50g per day (depending on the individual).
Seems like a pretty crappy study. 3 weeks is way too short. If those athletes were new to LCHF and not yet adapted then there is no way the test results actually address someone who is truely LCHF as those athletes would still have been transitioning. Also it states that they believe athletes who have “low glycogen stores” were more at risk. You don’t have less glycogen when you are LCHF, you just repleat it in a different way and at a different speed. You also use less glycogen during endurance events than a high-carb athlete, therefore the glycogen will actually last longer. There was also no mention of the actual LCHF foods which were being provided, and the fact that it was being tailored to each individual means there would have been way too much variability. Shame. Why can’t people do more strictly controlled and longer studies, at least long enough to address whatever they are testing.
Yep Keto is well defined, however still interested what is LCHF
For me 100g is about it (good source) can go to 150 if its been 85% bpm for hour or so. Gains after that are insignificant. having more carbs and I will be off the rails and feel not that good.
For anyone who is interested (sorry if this has already been mentioned) recently the host of IM talk podcast did a small study on it and shared all his findings
I listened to it when it came out in Nov. I wasnt overly impressed as it was much of a study that he did.
I love this. Ive struggled on keto this year training wise. Dropped huge weight though, but always battle on harder group rides and end up having to “gel”. Recently though managed a 1.5 hour ride on zwift, with two acents up box the latter over an hour in I still had the energy to hit those last ten minutes at around 90%. This has given me hope that my upcoming blocks can be done in Ketosis, not low carb as per Zach Bitter approach.
I would prefer ketosis and dropping a bit more weight. Still at 90kg, so more to loose really before i obsess on power.
I’d check out these 2 videos from Dylan Johnson:
Batty took an absolute railing when she went lo-carb. All the youtubers had the same reaction — “WHAAAT?!?!”. Dylan’s was informative and entertaining as usual.
Sorry for the delayed response.
I find Fasting is easier for me. I’ll just eat one meal a day (OMAD), typically a coffee with Heavy Whipping Cream (HWC) will get me by without me even having to think about food.
When it comes to carbs, my go to is always potatoes in any form. I’ve given up on almost all grains, but will have the odd this and that. Oh a donut, but that’s a treat for me. Veggies are my other go to, but those are all Low Carb, so that’s a push.
This is all off the bike.
On the bike, hello Sugar!
I’ll take it anyway I can get it.
For me Keto was a way for me to lose 60lbs and also get me head clear and to see my life on this planet clearly. My goals suddenly made more sense and I could see how to get to them.
I’m now happily eating ANYTHING I want when ever I want to. The thing is I’m just rarely if ever hungry anymore. I just eat when I think I should, not by any time table.
This whole Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner concept should be thrown out and your own self guided eating schedule should take centre stage.
We are all snow flakes and all have different needs. My eating habits should not be seen as an answer for you if you are trying to lose weight. And that’s just it, trying to be an athlete and lose weight is tricky. For me it was one year of Nazi level dedication to Low Carb, Carnivore and Fasting and since its been Maintenance.
I’m happy with how I look and my friends are all still baffled even though I’ve told them exactly how I lost the weight and maintain my desired weight.
My Cycling Club all I hear is how much better I am as my Power to Weight Ratio is better. I ride with guys who are 5.0 to 4.0 whereas I’m a pathetic 3.2. How I keep up with them is easy to, its called Drafting. 
If you goal is to lose weight, put your athletic performance to one side and lose the weight. Then once you have figured out how you got there, start playing around. For me it was a head scratcher as I did not want to go back to Sugar (aka Cocaine in my eyes) and the humble Potato is my comfort food now.
There was a video where Batty showed what she ate in a day. It was a disaster. There was nothing keto about it. Lowcarb for a pro I guess, but I wouldn’t base anything on that. Also, she presumably got fast ON carbs, so its quite a gamble with your career to stay fast after switching up your entire diet.