ianrobo wrote:Vorpal wrote:ianrobo wrote:Nothing for me, do 100miles with just eggs and butter for brekkie a couple of hours before
I'd never make 100 miles on that! I'd be lucky to make 50!
it is the power of fat adaption but means a strong desire to really cut the carbs as I discussed on other threads.
Same here. I've been fat adapted / metabolically adaptive for a year now. I have regularly ridden 200km+ rides with only a breakfast of: sausage, eggs, bacon, avocado, black pudding, etc. No beans or bread. Very tasty. Manage always to do the whole ride very comfortably and never feel hungry. I don't do this all the time, just to see if it's possible really, which it is.
Rode Geneva / Nice this year as an organised / supported ride. The carb addicts had to stop every 20km or so to fuel up on various expensive sugary things. I just rode on. Made it to the hotel on average an hour and a half before the rest of the team, plenty of time for recovery red wine
Rode very strongly on the last day too, much to my surprise, the carb addicts were exhausted and very low on energy, no matter how much sugar they tried to eat. Quite interesting!
As far as I am aware most if not all competitive
endurance athletes who want to win their events are using Low Carb / Hight Fat (LCHF) for part of their year. Gets you ultra-lean in the off season, some carbs may be necessary when competing, depending on the length and intensity of the event. I'm still learning / experimenting on this aspect for me.
Carb fuelling, for say 24hour+ events just doesn't make sense or work at all, tricky to carry and use that much sugar, not very healthy either. It's quite interesting to read about how the All Blacks rugby team have fully embraced the LCHF lifestyle. Apparently, their coach only lets them eat some carbs before a match, (they do a fair bit of sprinting I guess) none at all afterwards! works for them, being quite good at it, etc.
BTW, eating fat does not make you fat or clog your arteries, its the carbs and sugar that does this, hence the need to never ever eat of buy anything labeled 'low fat' - its just full of sugar and chemicals to make it palatable
If a nutritionist tells you saturated fat is bad for you, find another one
Fat is what the human body has been largely fuelled on for 1000's and 100'0's of years, it what we are designed to eat.