HighAngles wrote:
I've lost over 40 lbs. and gained significant strength and stamina.
jbotti wrote:That is HUGE!!! Your skiing is going to soar. Congrats!!
Matt wrote:I tried skiing on a keto diet. Not fun. Fill your glycogen stores before skiing.
HighAngles wrote:Matt wrote:I tried skiing on a keto diet. Not fun. Fill your glycogen stores before skiing.
If you're truly fully keto-adapted then there is no issue at all skiing (or doing anything else athletic) while following a keto diet. About the only thing that you would have a possible problem with is absolute peak anaerobic performance situations. On the contrary, the beautiful thing about keto is the almost limitless supply of energy that you now have on hand since your body is now a fat burning machine.
My cardio workouts are a "Navy Seals Boot Camp" that combines swimming and calisthenics. We swim about 1500-2000 yards mixed in with pushups, situps, burpees, lunges around the pool, etc. I've never felt like I hit the wall on energy since my body is no longer dependent on glucose stores for my activity level.
When doing keto it's important to measure your blood ketone level to really know where you are in your keto adaptation. It's expensive (~$2 per testing strip), but it's the only way to truly know without guessing. The most surprising thing for me to learn was just how little protein is actually necessary in your diet and how too much protein can have quite a disastrous impact on keto dieting. I can't go beyond 100g of protein per day and my sweet spot is really around 75g.
I don't really want to get into a debate about the merits of keto here. It was the right choice for me and I really enjoy this way of eating (WOE). There are members of this forum that can attest to my energy and strength levels since adopting a keto diet. My first day on snow yesterday was amazing - I skied almost 20K of vertical and hit it hard through most of the day. I've never been able to do that in previous seasons on day #1. Oh, and the snow was magnificent too!
HighAngles wrote: I've lost over 40 lbs. and gained significant strength and stamina.
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