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A common misconception is that you need lots of carbs if you work out. I've done up tp 10+ hours of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu training per week on a low carb diet, an
by vetler 15y ago
A common misconception is that you need lots of carbs if you work out. I've done up tp 10+ hours of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu training per week on a low carb diet, and felt great, so it worked fine for me.
- jacques_chester 15y agoCounter-anecdote: I've found that I fall into gluconeogenesis about 30 minutes into my Oly training and that I basically become a zombie if I don't drink some sugar water. I guess it varies from person to person and sport to sport.
- tallanvor 15y ago"I guess it varies from person to person and sport to sport." That's it exactly. As I posted separately, what works for you may not work for the next person. Just look at how you can see some skinny people who seem to constantly eat a lot of crap, never work out, and yet still stay skinny, while you're trying to eat healthy, work out regularly, and still manage to do little better than maintain your current weight.* *That, of course, doesn't mean the skinny guy is healthier, or in better shape overall, just that he's skinnier.
- jacques_chester 15y agoI personally suspect that in a lot of cases "my skinny friend is a pig" anecdotes are actually cases of availability bias. We vividly remember he or she tucking into 3 hamburgers. We don't account for the 2 days of nibbling on celery that came before it. edit: I too have skinny friends on the must-kill list.