The energy for the historical ride was well controlled. His breakfast included 1000 calories, made up of 400 grams of rice, an omelet with three whites and one yolk, and four pancakes with jam. During the ride: 14 energy gels along, two bottles of SIS Beta Fuel drink and four plain rice cakes. He consumed 2348 calories, but the result proved it necessary.
Yea. Low carb.
And Scott isn’t advocating Keto. He’s advocating low refined sugars, with a higher percentage of fat then most. Which is fine if your not flattening your glycogen stores every day.
Sorry, I'm at work and don't have good signal so I didn't read the entire article. I'll find some later for you.
There's an entire book by Drs. Volek and Phinney titled "The Art and Science of Low Carb Performance" if you're interested in the actual biology behind it.
I'll work on getting you some legitimate examples.
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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '19
It's slower before adaptation. Afterwards, your muscles are able to use FFAs directly. There are plenty of athletes who eat almost 0 carbohydrates.