Can anybody help me?
Im somewhat confused…
now i was lead to believe that a due to the metabolic advantage that a fat adapted individual exhibits, one could cover long distances without bonking?
Ive been ketogenic for at least 18 months now and consider myself “fat adapted” and well versed in the subject however, it appears i have missed a trick?? i really thought i had this diet down.
There isn’t a day that goes by where i’m not listening to, or reading something regarding the “diet” whether it be success stories, the science of it all or information on low carb performance etc. im immersed in the subject to be honest, but now i need help!
I did my first long(ish) distance event at the weekend, an olympic triathlon (just short of anyway) and while i made it to the end and felt great afterwards (completion time 2hours 20mins) on the drive home i started to feel pretty average to say the least, i realised that this was prime bonking time - about hour three.
now, Ive never experienced “bonking” before so i don’t know what it feels like, i can only guess.
all i know is, is that i felt cold inside, tired, and did not feel like eating.
i hydrated well, prior, during and after.
i had plenty of electrolyte too.
i was in somewhat of a fasted state, but had also drank some pruvit ketones 40mins before.
after the race, my blood sugar was at 4.8mmol.
my blood ketones were at 5.8mmol.
i have been told that these symptoms could be gall bladder / bile related? (body shutting down certain systems?)
i am a lean individual, about 8%BF weighing 72kg on a normal day.
i have another olympic tri coming up in two weeks and don’t want this to happen again.
can anyone shed any light?
do i need “strategic carbs”?
A somewhat confused,
yours sincerely,
performance / keto enthusiast
Chris Howson (the keto house)