Why Every Endurance Athlete Should Go Keto … Dietary ketosis or “keto” is becoming more popular. It is a strategy everyone is asking about. Ketosis or a ketogenic diet offers everything an endurance athlete could dream of. It provides endless energy. This means no bonking. It is also an efficient pathway to weight loss. The […]
Read More...Does Running Make You Thin? It might surprising to some to think of being a fat runner? At one time I thought running was the fastest way to get in shape. When my youngest son started school I thought it was time I got fit. Surely if I ran a marathon I would lose the […]
Read More...Vitamin K2: Why is it a BIG DEAL for Keto Athletes? Did you know that Vitamin K2 is an important vitamin for endurance athletes? This is because it plays a role in insulin, hormones, and bone density. Vitamin K and Strong Bones Bone density is a concern for many athletes because it would ruin your […]
Read More...Ketogenic diet for endurance athletes? A ketogenic diet is a diet where the body uses ketones as the primary source for fuel. There are many other names for a ketogenic diet. Other names are fat adapted, keto adapted, ketogenic diet, low carb diet, low carb high fat (LCHF). Regardless of the name, the process is […]
Read More...A Carnivore Success Story – Meat Heals Does meat heal? That is crazy talk, don’t we need vegetables? I went on an experiment to find out. I ate nothing but meat for 90 days and some interesting things happened. Some more interesting things happened when I stopped eating meat. My story about going on […]
Read More...Periodized Nutrition Periodized nutrition is the best way to match our nutrition to our training goals. Periodization: breaking something up into discrete blocks. We modulate intensity, volume and frequency in our workouts. We should do the same with our nutrition. Periodization helps the athlete fit their nutrition to their goals and individual needs. If you […]
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