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Author Topic: Low carb and zero carb exercise  (Read 3753 times)
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« on: November 13, 2008, 12:13:23 PM »

What type of exercises is low carb/zero carb best for?

I really enjoy exercising and it's one of the things I don't want to give up. I want to be able to train daily or at least 5-6 times per week for 1 hour. That's why I want to know if this style of eating (cutting out sweet fruits and maybe carbs altogether) is optimal and allows for daily exercise.

I usually mix anaerobic with aerobic exercise. I run, bike and lift weights. My long term goal is to gain more solid weight and flexibility, while also being able to sustain running for some good time. Should I completely cut out my aerobic training and focus only on weight training? And does zero/low carb work well for gaining weight and fast recovery with bodybuilding?   

Those of you who have experimented with zero/low carb while exercising, please tell me your experiences with it. Is recovery time longer/shorter, do you have more energy at the gym, what form of exercises suit this diet the best, should sweet fruits be added if one wants to exercise very often, vigorously? 

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« Reply #1 on: November 25, 2008, 09:43:46 AM »

....anyone?
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« Reply #2 on: November 25, 2008, 10:21:20 AM »

For the short while that I did zero carb, I noticed an increased recovery time. Energy levels were the same.

I didn't really notice much difference in anything doing zero carb, except for the longer recovery time, and I enjoy fruits so I added them back in.
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« Reply #3 on: September 22, 2009, 12:30:25 PM »

Well I'm an athlete by trade. I've been zero carb raw primal now for 5 weeks or so and I can honestly say that now that my body has made the adjustment metaboliclly, my energy is better than ever. Including explosive power (the kind you suposedly need carbs for). My body makes the exact right amount of carbs out of the proteins I eat for me to function my best so this notion going around that you have to eat carbs for explosive energy is completely fiction (as are so many beliefs in modern society).
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« Reply #4 on: September 22, 2009, 02:51:12 PM »

Well I'm an athlete by trade. I've been zero carb raw primal now for 5 weeks or so and I can honestly say that now that my body has made the adjustment metaboliclly, my energy is better than ever. Including explosive power (the kind you suposedly need carbs for). My body makes the exact right amount of carbs out of the proteins I eat for me to function my best so this notion going around that you have to eat carbs for explosive energy is completely fiction (as are so many beliefs in modern society).

Well, I note that there are no genuine athletes on zero-carb(Charles is not viewed as a serious athlete by the genuine RVAF athletes I've come across). The issue re longer recovery-time while on zero-carb has been admitted by Charles, and there is some (admittedly primarily anecdotal) reports re zero carb being fine for aerobic activity but not anaerobic activity.

I suppose the real test would be to find any Inuit Olympic runners(on traditional ZC diet) and the like.
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« Reply #5 on: September 23, 2009, 11:33:02 AM »

I suppose the real test would be to find any Inuit Olympic runners(on traditional ZC diet) and the like.

Why would they have to be Inuit? The real test would be to do a test, take athletes and measure their performance, VO2max and stuff like that after putting them on a zero carb diet for a month or so. Maybe longer if they're interested in doing actual science for once.
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« Reply #6 on: September 23, 2009, 02:38:03 PM »

Why would they have to be Inuit? The real test would be to do a test, take athletes and measure their performance, VO2max and stuff like that after putting them on a zero carb diet for a month or so. Maybe longer if they're interested in doing actual science for once.

That's what I meant. Only Inuit and (maybe) long-term ZCers would have done the diet long enough for there to be any point.Everyone else would have to go through some sort of transition and that transition does have certain side-effects.
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« Reply #7 on: September 23, 2009, 04:16:59 PM »

Why would they have to be Inuit? The real test would be to do a test, take athletes and measure their performance, VO2max and stuff like that after putting them on a zero carb diet for a month or so. Maybe longer if they're interested in doing actual science for once.

IIRC Phinney has done something like that:"Ketogenic Diets and 
Physical Performance".
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« Reply #8 on: September 24, 2009, 07:51:33 AM »

Well, I note that there are no genuine athletes on zero-carb(Charles is not viewed as a serious athlete by the genuine RVAF athletes I've come across). The issue re longer recovery-time while on zero-carb has been admitted by Charles, and there is some (admittedly primarily anecdotal) reports re zero carb being fine for aerobic activity but not anaerobic activity.

I suppose the real test would be to find any Inuit Olympic runners(on traditional ZC diet) and the like.

Inuit had a life that was physically demanding. Fishing, hunting, etc. in the Artic required a very good physical condition and recovery.
Same thing for Indians from the north. They were perfectly adapted to a zerocarb diet.

Today, there are so few people on zero-carb that I am not surprised that there are no genuine athletes among them!
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« Reply #9 on: September 24, 2009, 08:46:02 AM »

Before I switched to ZC I was flirting with the idea of training towards some Ironman contests (I'm very competitive due to a lot of sibling rivalry growing up and just a marathon, etc. seemed too low a level to work towards; I always do best when shooting for the stars Smiley) .
I'll keep track of my progress in my journal as a raw carnivorous guinea pig. It'll provide both motivation for me and a good reference for those of us similar minded. Grin
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