High Carb Vs Keto Diet: Which Is Best For Cycling?

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Ketogenic diets are a hot topic in the cycling community. Without carbohydrates, surely your performance on the bike would suffer? We thought what better way to find out than to try it for ourselves so Jeremy gave it a go! With a 5 and 20 minute power test in a state of ketosis, would there be any tangible performance advantage to a ketogenic diet?
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  • @gcn
    @gcn3 жыл бұрын

    Would you ever try a Ketogenic diet? Let us know in the comments below!

  • @enoch2537

    @enoch2537

    3 жыл бұрын

    I’ve been doing keto since I’ve started riding keep carbs under 20

  • @888899999888

    @888899999888

    3 жыл бұрын

    What if people google for "Diets" find some things that are not healthy in long term and can only be used when you're recovering from illness/have certain problems, get sick and sue you @gcn.

  • @ricosalomar

    @ricosalomar

    3 жыл бұрын

    No fads, thanks. I'm going to stick with a diet that makes me feel good and protects the planet.

  • @shefce1

    @shefce1

    3 жыл бұрын

    I really like the wrist band what's the model so I want to buy it pls

  • @charliethedog7579

    @charliethedog7579

    3 жыл бұрын

    Balanced diet... Simple as that. I’ve never had any issues with it and the doctor is happy.

  • @nate8551
    @nate85513 жыл бұрын

    A lad by me is on a ketamine diet he’s thin as a rake and can wheelie for days

  • @krazed9918

    @krazed9918

    3 жыл бұрын

    lmao

  • @edchapmansvideos

    @edchapmansvideos

    3 жыл бұрын

    😂

  • @SebastianSipos

    @SebastianSipos

    2 жыл бұрын

    spare some?

  • @jtwilkes5
    @jtwilkes53 жыл бұрын

    I got up and checked my microwave when Jeremy's burrito was ready.

  • @gcn

    @gcn

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hahaha!

  • @jpneal14

    @jpneal14

    3 жыл бұрын

    I did same. I thought my coffee was in there

  • @joelcalderon376

    @joelcalderon376

    3 жыл бұрын

    yeah! my wife asked me what I have in the microwave. hilarious

  • @sharadwatmajumdar4420
    @sharadwatmajumdar44203 жыл бұрын

    proper keto adaptation actually can take upto 6-10 weeks sometimes

  • @bubakorowski8413

    @bubakorowski8413

    3 жыл бұрын

    And for pro athletes up to 6 months.

  • @ADHLEVY

    @ADHLEVY

    2 жыл бұрын

    Spot on there mate this is not true reflection of keto diet

  • @DeltaInsanity

    @DeltaInsanity

    Жыл бұрын

    @@bubakorowski8413 why would it take longer for a pro athlete? Just to clarify, I’m not looking to dispute your claim, I’m just genuinely curious since I know next to nothing about nutrition.

  • @bubakorowski8413

    @bubakorowski8413

    Жыл бұрын

    @@DeltaInsanity to my knowledge pros have much more effective power cells for carb burning. So the bigger the investments in specialisation the longer the transition. For me it took over 5 months of tinkering with keto and carb balance to have my joggings effective. The longer on keto the less waste keton bodies in urin and more in use by the body. Its best explonation od the top of my head.

  • @DeltaInsanity

    @DeltaInsanity

    Жыл бұрын

    @@bubakorowski8413 seems to make a lot of sense, thanks I appreciate the info.

  • @gregmorrison7320
    @gregmorrison73203 жыл бұрын

    That first meal was hardly high carb.

  • @DamenSpikeGamesHQ

    @DamenSpikeGamesHQ

    3 жыл бұрын

    Exactly. So stupid, GCN are a joke to professional teams at this point.

  • @jmusicman6102

    @jmusicman6102

    3 жыл бұрын

    You obviously do not know how many carbs are in a burrito shell, beans, and tortilla chips. That is indeed a carby lunch - roughly 50 carbs, which is 20 more than a keto diet allows for an entire day.

  • @cilldaracyclist2822

    @cilldaracyclist2822

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@jmusicman6102 30 more actually, done Keto for about a year on 20g of net carbs per day... Great for weight loss.... Now I'm on a "high carb" (200g daily) diet

  • @jmusicman6102

    @jmusicman6102

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@cilldaracyclist2822 carb allowances vary by gender, age, weight, activity level, etc., So that number can vary. My recommended carb allowances was 30 max/day.

  • @jmusicman6102

    @jmusicman6102

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@cilldaracyclist2822 p/s how are things going on the high carb? Also, why the switch, out of curiosity...

  • @rosemartellaro802
    @rosemartellaro8023 жыл бұрын

    was listening to this from the room over and literally RAN to rewind and confirm he did in fact say "tor-tee-la".

  • @geena8414

    @geena8414

    2 жыл бұрын

    It hurt my ears hearing him say that each time!

  • @richardharrowell7779
    @richardharrowell77793 жыл бұрын

    I am 64 and started riding 30 months ago when pretty unfit. I am very diabetic but my blood sugar and insulin levels are normal (HbA1c of 5.2% to 5.7% so far - aiming at 4.8%) with no drugs for the last 8 years thanks to low carb/keto. In March, I did a 100km Gran Fondo with 1400m climbing, and finished after a bit over 5 hours. I was as strong at the finish as at the start and I didn't have to stop or eat along the way. After finishing, I wasn't hungry and had no stiff muscles. Low Carb/Ket reverses Type 2 Diabetes to the point of no medication and better health in at least 50% of Type 2 diabetics - even if they were on insulin initially. The diet is a no-brainer for diabetics.

  • @Prof.SchulzeSternberg

    @Prof.SchulzeSternberg

    3 жыл бұрын

    Richard Harrowell Sounds awesome, Richard, way to go. Best wishes

  • @paleinho

    @paleinho

    3 жыл бұрын

    if low carb/keto reverses type 2, do a glucose tolerance test, and see if your type 2 is reversed. claiming keto reverses type 2 is like not going in water and claim you can swim, because you did'nt drown 😉

  • @Prof.SchulzeSternberg

    @Prof.SchulzeSternberg

    3 жыл бұрын

    paleinho that’s obviously comparing pears and apples just because they both grow on trees. The effect of keto reversing insulin resistance is well known and backed up by science since I don’t know when... and glucose tolerance tests, among other methods were well able to prove this effect. Great comment though, thanks.

  • @richardharrowell7779

    @richardharrowell7779

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@paleinho It is not that simple. When you do not need to make much insulin, the ability to suddenly cope with a glucose tolerance test is reduced. I would have to first go back to a high carb diet for a day or two before I do the tolerance test to get an accurate result - something I do not want to do. This is pretty well known in the low carb world. But I only have to be non-diabetic on the diet I am eating - not the diet I am not eating. It is not like I actually need to eat carbs for any reason. One of the definitions of diabetes is a HbA1c of over 6.5% and my last reading was 5.3% so by that definition, my diabetes is reversed.

  • @stephentait8734

    @stephentait8734

    3 жыл бұрын

    i am type 2 and have lost 40kg in the last year, not due to low carb/keto diet, but but by cutting out the rubbish food, staying of cheese and bread and making sure i dont go over my allowed cal intake, and cycling 3-4 times a week, and now just on one tablet a day rather than 4 and also my BP is lots better and virtually of the tablets for that. so it is more about eating right rather than a low carb/keto diet

  • @davidpavely4539
    @davidpavely45392 жыл бұрын

    I did keto for 2 months and got very lean and fast, tons of energy and as you said good gut health. I stopped keto for a comparison and I feel worse. Starting keto again

  • @SpeedBoosted136

    @SpeedBoosted136

    4 ай бұрын

    Hi, i want to start Keto in 2 weeks from now, what should i expect? Currently 93kg with 260ftp, a bit struggling in group rides since there is a demand on hills to go 270-320 watts, which is zone 5 and sometimes 6 for a minute to 3 minutes. Currently on 80gr carb per hour. Will i struggle more or actually i may benefit from Keto to be more consistent and healthy overall? p.s. One of the reasons i try Keto is because Fibromialgy

  • @MrStocksw
    @MrStocksw3 жыл бұрын

    Eats 100g of carbs, wonders why he is having a hard time getting into ketosis.. lol

  • @SebastianSipos

    @SebastianSipos

    2 жыл бұрын

    yep :))) He talks about too much protein and to few fats which is nonsense. Carb excess is the issue

  • @danmwilson911
    @danmwilson9113 жыл бұрын

    My experience is that ketosis helps most in HR zones 1 and 2, but not above that, so best for long endurance, but not speed work. It’s amazing for Ironman triathlons and maybe for tour riders. It’s a game changer for recovery since ketosis naturally reduces inflammation.

  • @davepratt9909
    @davepratt99093 жыл бұрын

    Personally, I'm on the high carb, high fat diet.

  • @teajenny7

    @teajenny7

    3 жыл бұрын

    Best of both worlds!

  • @mihaelam8339

    @mihaelam8339

    3 жыл бұрын

    lol

  • @mark122343

    @mark122343

    3 жыл бұрын

    Omg disgusting and I would die if I lost my 6 pack… being obese is nothing to be proud of 🙄

  • @DP-op4tt

    @DP-op4tt

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@mark122343 who brought buzz Killington to the party?

  • @mark122343

    @mark122343

    3 жыл бұрын

    D P not my problem if you want to be fat and gross 🙄

  • @KeanuSwayze
    @KeanuSwayze3 жыл бұрын

    "That 20 minutes was horrible; I had nothing." ...averages 341 watts

  • @gcn

    @gcn

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah - Jeremy's in pretty good shape at the moment!

  • @durianriders

    @durianriders

    3 жыл бұрын

    If you can do 341w you not in proper ketosis. Proper ketosis you STRUGGLE to ride at 150w.

  • @matthiaswuest7271

    @matthiaswuest7271

    3 жыл бұрын

    Depends entirely on your physiology and fitness level

  • @KeanuSwayze

    @KeanuSwayze

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@durianriders I eat a strict diet of only elk liver and put out easily 400 W.

  • @andrew66769

    @andrew66769

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@KeanuSwayze If you were actually easily putting out 400w for 20 mins on the carnivore diet, you would be in the world tour, not in the comments section. It's pretty clear that the lack of carbs is giving you delusions buddy.

  • @andyr6075
    @andyr60753 жыл бұрын

    what the hell is a torteela?

  • @lorenzo1031

    @lorenzo1031

    3 жыл бұрын

    Lol i was thinking the same 🤣🤣

  • @Wildschwein_Jaeger

    @Wildschwein_Jaeger

    3 жыл бұрын

    That's when your tea bag has a hole in it.

  • @l3x487

    @l3x487

    3 жыл бұрын

    It our accent I’m from the same area

  • @javier918

    @javier918

    3 жыл бұрын

    😂 “tortillas” mexican delicious chips with guacamole. We eat that in all South America

  • @arsaeterna4285

    @arsaeterna4285

    3 жыл бұрын

    more like hurricane tortilla

  • @careymahoney1605
    @careymahoney16053 жыл бұрын

    I went on a full keto diet for six months and managed to reduce my FTP by 120watts...

  • @billinhouston3291

    @billinhouston3291

    3 жыл бұрын

    Apparently, if you lost 100 lbs, you had a success.

  • @dutypaidrock

    @dutypaidrock

    3 жыл бұрын

    Very similar story here

  • @dutypaidrock

    @dutypaidrock

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@bryanoliver1900 and look at the entire history of TdF winners who aren't. What's your point? I'm happy it works for her, and I'm happy it works for you. But for the love of God, quit this stupid polarised attitude and just concede it isn't for everyone. Fed up of keto, vegan, paleo blah blah blah banging on about it like they have some revealed truth.

  • @bryanoliver1900

    @bryanoliver1900

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@dutypaidrock it is changing the diet industry has been pushing high carb for so long and the industry loves selling the carb drinks and energy bars give it another 10 years the research is there.

  • @dutypaidrock

    @dutypaidrock

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@bryanoliver1900tin hat off for a second, it couldn't POSSIBLY be that they push it because there's a genuine demand because the research and experience is there to say it works? Couldn't be that millions is invested by teams of all sports to make sure their multi-million assets are performing to their potential? Nah, let's just assume everyone else is wrong. I'm not suggesting keto never works. I'm saying if it was a magic bullet that worked for everyone, don't you just think it would have been picked up by teams who ACTUALLY do proper research (reading the full peer-reviewed papers, meta-analyses, conducting their own research) by now? With a lot of money riding on it, of course they would. Keto isn't some special club with some special knowledge. It's an alternative that works for some. No more, no less.

  • @roarman75
    @roarman753 жыл бұрын

    Great video. Well delivered and stayed focused on the message you were trying to bring across.

  • @andrecarvalho9637
    @andrecarvalho96373 жыл бұрын

    I can confirm the benefits that you have experienced. I've been on ketosis for 6 years. The recover time is almost immediate. I wake up the next day after a 100km ride like it actually never happened. Before going keto it would take me 24 to 48 hours to recover. It's amazing...

  • @dwebb1935

    @dwebb1935

    3 жыл бұрын

    Re: waking up next day like the 100-km ride didn't happen: Are you sure you aren't experiencing Ground Hog Day? [joke] Congrats on the habit of quick recovery. It's highly enviable!

  • @mreternaljourney

    @mreternaljourney

    Жыл бұрын

    I'm wondering: what do you guys eat during a ride? All the gels and bars are full carbs!?

  • @alexandresilva8233

    @alexandresilva8233

    Жыл бұрын

    @@mreternaljourney nothing is needed as the fuel (fat) is already in your body in more than enough quantity. You can however boost your performance by eating good fats (nuts, coconut milk, avocado, cheese) or MCT oil or exogenous ketones.

  • @SpeedBoosted136

    @SpeedBoosted136

    4 ай бұрын

    @@alexandresilva8233 in group rides in Ketosis can you use gels for heavy efforts? What will happen if you take carbs inside the high intensity of long rides?

  • @alexandresilva8233

    @alexandresilva8233

    4 ай бұрын

    @@SpeedBoosted136 yes you can. They will be used for fuel and if you consume 2 or even 3 per hour on anything over zone 3 there will be none left in the end to elicit high insulin response. You will be momentarily out of ketosis post workout. But that will happen even if you ride fasted. Glucose is in your blood (either from lipolisys or gluconeogenesis) so ketones will be lower until it clears

  • @accolade37
    @accolade373 жыл бұрын

    I have been on the Keto diet twice. The first time I was pretty dedicated to getting into full ketosis that I went both low carb and low protein and never reached full ketosis. I did lose a lot of fat mass but I also lost just as much muscle mass. Although I could go for hours with low intensity activity, I couldn't really keep up with those who were on a normal carb diet. When I re-introduced carbs, suddenly I was the one that was difficult to beat. The second time I tried it it was just after I took up DH MT biking. I really struggled with recovery and I was usually out for 3 days before I could get back on the bike. The following season after re-introducing carbs I could bike back to back days with no problem. I think keto is great for people who need to lose a lot of weight but also maybe those who do long hours of moderate exercise. High carb diets tend to retain a lot of water, and glycogen is stored in both muscle and fat mass. Being lighter will make it easier to ride faster, but there is something to be said for a carb driven fuel system when it come to power. And also recovery is much faster, at least that is what I found.

  • @nathanielphillips6792

    @nathanielphillips6792

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yessir. Carbs for the win

  • @evenrisk

    @evenrisk

    3 жыл бұрын

    So you did keto wrong

  • @accolade37

    @accolade37

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@evenrisk No. It didn't work for me. I think everyone should try it though if they are interested, it works for some people

  • @cyclingjoey

    @cyclingjoey

    3 жыл бұрын

    I agree with You. I don’t see how it would work for a high intensity rider

  • @accolade37

    @accolade37

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@cyclingjoey I absolutely love the keto diet, the first time I was on it for a year and the second time for 2 years. But I just found that I couldn't get the power and recovery I needed to compete or even just enjoy being active. It could be a personal thing because I prefer to exercise every day as opposed to taking days off for recovery. It could also be the type of sport too. DH biking is very different than road cycling. I am also a skier and I struggled more with skate skiing than DH or classic XC. I didn't run much when I was on Keto but I could see it would benefit a marathon runner over a sprinter. I don't know if professional athletes really go full keto. Keto is great for weight loss though, but not if you have low body fat to start with, because I found that I lost 10lbs in fat but also 8lbs in muscle mass. Yes, I was lighter but I don't know if overall it benefitted my athletic performance. I am not convinced that just being lighter wins the race.

  • @CameronOgilvie1
    @CameronOgilvie13 жыл бұрын

    I've been doing it for 2.5y It's improved my ability to absorb training stress. My FTP is 30% higher now (in my late 40s) than it was 20 years ago. It takes MANY months to adapt. I've never been faster. I can ride for 4h without eating ANYTHING at all. Any review of low-carb without proper adaptation will give the wrong impression.

  • @davidzzz94

    @davidzzz94

    3 жыл бұрын

    How do you know if your FTP wouldn’t be 60% higher if you trained with high carb instead? Riding without eating? What’s the benefit in doing that... Training to be in a refugee camp?

  • @CameronOgilvie1

    @CameronOgilvie1

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@davidzzz94 I can't absorb as much training stress on high-carb. Recovery is worse, bonk is worse, aches/pains are worse, digestion/elimination is worse.. I'm never going back.

  • @Zeben84

    @Zeben84

    3 жыл бұрын

    You had a power meter 20 years ago ? :')

  • @CameronOgilvie1

    @CameronOgilvie1

    3 жыл бұрын

    ZeBen84 no, but I did have some measurements done in a lab that included max effort measurements and 1h to exhaustion measurements over the course of a few weeks. That’s how I know the FTP and measured vo2max from 20y ago.

  • @CameronOgilvie1

    @CameronOgilvie1

    3 жыл бұрын

    Eric Mercer similar experience for me. The first week was so incredibly strange feeling. Everything felt wrong. The first ride was a horrendous experience. Each subsequent ride was less horrid. After 7 weeks the strava PRs started showing up again.

  • @ltendler3
    @ltendler33 жыл бұрын

    Vegan for the win. I’m race weight (75kg) and stronger than I have been in 30 years. I eat loads and feel light and breezy. I also live teetotal. Life feels great! I’m 43 with a vo2 of 62.

  • @zavman109
    @zavman1093 жыл бұрын

    Great vid, thx! I have been doing keto for over a year and a half, lost 50 pounds, and am more active than ever and finally at a good weight at 51. It takes a while to be back to full power when you first start that diet, but after adapted I feel stronger. I have been climbing big western US mountains and power to weight is a major benefit. I can climb a big volcano mountain on very little food. Setting PRs on my bike routinely still. It is not hard to stay on for me, but I understand everyone is different.

  • @shashijairam2423
    @shashijairam24233 жыл бұрын

    Great stuff. I've been keto for about a year now. And I lost 50 lbs and cured my fatty liver, high blood pressure, lowered blood sugar, and a few other ailments. I do eat carbs on my long Saturday rides (60 miles). Saturday is my cheat day. I find it funny that we need to consult a medical professional to eat high fats but we don't need to consult a medical professional to eat high carbs. I get why you had to say that from a liability perspective. But it is the Standard American Diet which was killing me... the one my doctor, nutritionist and the government recommended.

  • @alexandresilva8233

    @alexandresilva8233

    Жыл бұрын

    Very well said.. And for some reason it's called SAD ;)

  • @deecee9251
    @deecee92513 жыл бұрын

    18 months on Keto, and have all the benefits you mentioned, plus the lack of the lactic acid burn. It's a strange feeling at first, your brain knows your lactic limit and is expecting it, but it never arrives, and your legs keep turning like a diesel engine full of power. It takes several rides to break your mental limit to push beyond the lactic threshold once on keto, but when you do, your legs just keep churning. I've done a 5 hour ride in zone 3/4 fully fasted, at the end wasn't even hungry. Tested ketones at the end and was sitting at 4, so as a treat had a pizza to test how badly it would affect my ketones - They were down to 2 in the morning.

  • @deecee9251

    @deecee9251

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Charles Marvin so I've been living a lie for the last 18 months? The fad is the 4 week ketosis. It takes 4 months for your body to become fat adapted after that, maintaining it is a breeze. I've knocked myself out of ketosus a few times deliberately, and can be back in it within days. Once you wake up above 1.5 daily, you have no issues upping carbs.

  • @deecee9251

    @deecee9251

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Charles Marvin I dont see how avocados, eggs, cauliflowers, broccoli, mushrooms, spinach, chicken, lemons... is dead flesh and dairy. You sound like a grumpy vegan.

  • @dwebb1935

    @dwebb1935

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@deecee9251 I couldn't agree more. FYI, I don't have any way of measuring my ketones or blood sugar levels. I've just gone by what I can tolerate, and after more than a year of regular fasting, I find I am now well adapted to both ketosis and carb-loading. (For more details, pls see my detailed reply to GCN in comment above). But your explanation makes sense. Thanks for it!

  • @dwebb1935

    @dwebb1935

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Eric Mercer Totally agree. Thanks for the explanation!

  • @mariposalandcompany1202

    @mariposalandcompany1202

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Diego. I had a similar experience but lost to much weight on keto. What has been your experience with weight loss? I am never hungry while doing keto.

  • @bubbachua
    @bubbachua3 жыл бұрын

    great video, thanks for doing this experiment! look forward to the 100km challenge!

  • @wspmjw
    @wspmjw3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the test and giving me some 'food' for thought. Pedal on and be safe out there!!

  • @sid35gb
    @sid35gb3 жыл бұрын

    There’s a $50,000 durianrider challenge that has stood for 10 years to challenge a cyclist testing positive in ketosis vs a high carb cyclist up a long climb. So far no keto advocates have taken up the challenge. The problem with keto is it can be easily tested with a power meter. Low carb is a real risk of bonking.

  • @geg_otmopo3

    @geg_otmopo3

    3 жыл бұрын

    6W/kg for 10 mins in ketosis? I’d love to see someone trying 😂

  • @dand4549

    @dand4549

    3 жыл бұрын

    Well know that Ketosis isn't great for sprints. The benefit start to show up more for endurance. But is most situations the keto group will add fast acting carbs to their diet on race day. It just makes sense.

  • @sid35gb

    @sid35gb

    3 жыл бұрын

    Dan D if they have to add fast carbs on race day it begs the question why not eat high carb all the time so you can train harder for longer, because that’s how cheating athletes benefit from PED’s. Also Ketosis occurs naturally when you’re sick or starving which indicates it’s a survival mechanism and your body thinks you’re in danger which it is, given that these types of diet increases the risk of all cause mortality with a number of studies published supporting that finding.

  • @AlexeyOsodoev

    @AlexeyOsodoev

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'll start counting how long this challenge stands when he signs some legally binding offer, wires $50000 to escrow account and announces this it though some credible outlets to audience not limited by his vegan followers.

  • @Bayo106

    @Bayo106

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@AlexeyOsodoev he obviously has the money. the fact that nobody has even ATTEMPTED to challenge him is enough evidence that its bollocks. if one wants to prove keto is great...why would they need a fucking legally binded contract to race him. if they win, at the very least they've proved keto works. but nobody on earth could do that

  • @AlexeyOsodoev
    @AlexeyOsodoev3 жыл бұрын

    I'm on keto for ~5 years, never felt better. To avoid infamous performance drop at high intensity, increase your protein intake above normally recommended. Ignore myth that too much protein would kick you out of ketosis. In ketosis glycogen stores are replenished mostly via gluconeogenesis, at expense of dietary protein intake, so you have to eat much more protein to fully recover and avoid breakdown of muscle tissues, especially on workout days.

  • @AlexeyOsodoev

    @AlexeyOsodoev

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Brainjock You sound like a keto-basher fanatic that likes to spread misinformation. You should stop doing that.

  • @coloradocyclingcrew5361
    @coloradocyclingcrew53613 жыл бұрын

    I have been doing the Keto during fall/winter months for the last 3 years and am started up again at the beginning of the month. I also think understanding what it is you are targeting and if the diet will support that is very important and often lost. For me, it works great this time of year when I am doing very few hard rides/efforts, I am busy with work, kids are starting up school and the typical pre-winter lull in motivation begins to creep in. 3 important things it does for me: No more winter weight gain that I then have to suffer to drop at the start of the season. Second, I LOVE the foods available on the diet and have gotten comfortable with it at this point which makes staying on the diet much easier. Lastly and most importantly, the mental clarity, mood and semi-euphoric body feeling it creates has been life changing for me! It takes me about a month (the window seems to shrink every year) to feel this way but once I do, it is the best part of the diet! I get way more work done, I sleep better, I wake up easier and my anxiety, stress and depression normally felt over the winter months is no longer an issue. It's not for everyone, I'm not going to preach it to people. But if you do try it, accept it is going to suck for a few weeks but once you truly get into ketosis (clean keto, not dirty), that point of clarity is simply an amazing feeling.

  • @johnzlatunich938
    @johnzlatunich9383 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Jeremy! Good info and something to consider. Ride on, ride healthy!

  • @JeffOehlsen
    @JeffOehlsen3 жыл бұрын

    Can't wait to see the 100 mile results.

  • @adamschultz9978
    @adamschultz99783 жыл бұрын

    I have severe OA in my right knee (bone on bone) and the low carb diet so substantially reduces body-wide inflammation that I'm able to cycle and lead a pretty active lifestyle (can run w/ the kid, but I no longer do it for exercise).

  • @JasonDBike

    @JasonDBike

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yall should lose weight. A lot better than the keto bs.

  • @andrieserasmus8102
    @andrieserasmus81023 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for all your efforts! This is such an good video.

  • @ross88mac
    @ross88mac3 жыл бұрын

    Amazing video! Look forward to the follow up video!

  • @markmarlatt1105
    @markmarlatt11053 жыл бұрын

    A keto or even just low carb diet Can't be tested by just doing a few weeks or even months. The body takes time to adapt. Even after adapting, it takes a lot more time to become more efficient.

  • @jspaceman71
    @jspaceman713 жыл бұрын

    Wu-Tang killa bees on a storm. 7:40

  • @manji001
    @manji0013 жыл бұрын

    Great feature GCN!!! Chapeau, JPow!!! I used to be in the ketogenic diet years back to curb my appetite and hunger pangs. I went with the "Dirty Keto" as mentioned in the video. I've certainly felt the benefits and the disadvantage of it. unfortunately, I wasn't much into cycling back then as I am now. I might consider going back into the "Ketolife"... But the flu is simply unpleasant and eating out is HARD. Its like a minefield trying to look at menus and see which ones are least loaded with carbs. I might give it another go. maybe. Thanks GCN

  • @duketran9009
    @duketran90093 жыл бұрын

    Superb! Great insight on Keto and enjoying the content.

  • @Konzuug
    @Konzuug3 жыл бұрын

    Well, I am purely running on dark chocolate and coffee. 100% best results

  • @vadicus
    @vadicus3 жыл бұрын

    Jeremy did you really just pronounce them 'tor-tee-la' chips?? 😂

  • @newttella1043

    @newttella1043

    3 жыл бұрын

    Unacceptable for an American to mis-pronounce tortilla.

  • @Texas_nc

    @Texas_nc

    3 жыл бұрын

    And the tortilla on day 1 of keto too. Sad.

  • @michaelroccisano3408

    @michaelroccisano3408

    3 жыл бұрын

    qwez o dee la....mmmm

  • @billc7211

    @billc7211

    3 жыл бұрын

    He’s from New England. In my home state of New Mexico, that tends not to happen so much.

  • @vadicus

    @vadicus

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@billc7211 I'm from NH originally and I never heard someone mess it up like that lol oh well

  • @penguinhughes2406
    @penguinhughes24063 жыл бұрын

    I really appreciate your comments at the close of the video. I started with a whole foods diet because my acid reflux was creating significant health issues. After a month, I had really dropped some unwanted weight. I stuck with it and dropped 22 pounds. Eventually, I moved to more of a keto diet (not a big change from what I was doing), and the two amazing aspects for me are that I stopped taking antacids as I didn't need them, and have not experienced a bonk since, including on some wicked hill climb days. Even with hard effort, I have the stored energy to keep going. Anecdotally, I would say that if you have struggled with stomach issues eating a high carb diet, consider this alternative.

  • @BLINKGOLD311
    @BLINKGOLD3113 жыл бұрын

    Very similar experience for me. Loved the video. Thanks for experimenting!

  • @beigemaster
    @beigemaster3 жыл бұрын

    Oh no, not again! *Grabs the popcorn*

  • @feurten
    @feurten3 жыл бұрын

    I am now Keto/Carnivore and OMAD for life. Two years now and I have unlimited energy with no need to eat before or during rides or (runs)up to 3 hours or more. I have cured Acid reflux, lifelong hay fever, eczema , excess weight and got down to prediabetes and off all medication. My triglycerides very low 0.8 (UK) and I am always in ketosis I’m setting my fastest ever times riding and running and I’m nearly 62 and thriving.

  • @speckles9251
    @speckles92513 жыл бұрын

    Super interesting. Thanks for sharing this experiment. Glad you went for advice and didn't call it all trash. Yes, I think I would be interested in finding my way into that. To me, the key would be to figure out ways how to make the diet sustainable.

  • @Jazzysoda
    @Jazzysoda3 жыл бұрын

    Jeremy! LOVE your vids in every way - you really put a lot into all your material and they're really compelling (fun to watch, content, thoroughness, etc). Looking forward to seeing you put the Keto diet to the 100 mile ride test - very interested to see what you eat on that ride to stay keto without bonking?! I know there's a theory to it but can't imagine not replenishing carbs on a ride that long. PS. It's TOR-TEEEEE-YA :) Peace.

  • @alfredongos

    @alfredongos

    3 жыл бұрын

    In Spanish, the "Double L" really sounds like "J" in English: "tor-tee-jah"

  • @TransAm2k4
    @TransAm2k43 жыл бұрын

    Don't forget minerals. Magnesium supplements should help with the sleep. With low carbs it tends to through your minerals off a bit and you will need to supplement a bit.

  • @TransAm2k4

    @TransAm2k4

    3 жыл бұрын

    Also train low carb, race high carb specially on long races.

  • @mikefrench3574

    @mikefrench3574

    3 жыл бұрын

    Definitely Magnesium to help with sleep - good shout.

  • @baronvonhoughton
    @baronvonhoughton3 жыл бұрын

    Keto gave me gallstones. ( Gallbladder stores bile to break down fats one eats) Still on waiting list to have it removed. I'd advise it's not worth doing!

  • @DirceuCorsetti

    @DirceuCorsetti

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah sure! Haha

  • @richcrompton6891
    @richcrompton68913 жыл бұрын

    Awesome set of videos Jeremy. I went vegetarian just before vivid kicked in and I’ve noticed a heck of a change in my fitness. I’ve been cutting out the refined carbs as a byproduct as the food I have been eating has been whole foods and mostly plant based. The only thing stopping me from being vegan is cheese! I can’t do vegan cheese yet. Resting HR lower by 10bpm, power up, PRs on almost all rides even when I’ve not been trying! You may we’ll be on to something! I’m going to look at what I’m eating with more clarity and see if I have inadvertently been dipping into ketosis! Oh and lost 27lb and counting! Happy days!

  • @JMcLeodKC711
    @JMcLeodKC7113 жыл бұрын

    Great episode Jeremy. My big take away is how important diet is for any endurance sport especially at an elite level. You clearly know your stuff.

  • @peteandjune
    @peteandjune3 жыл бұрын

    G’Day I’ve been on a keto diet for over a year and I’m fully adapted to burning fat and using ketone as fuel. And I feel great. I sleep better. I have more energy. I’m fitter. I’ve lost 20kg in weight. When I ride I done need to eat at all. I can to 80 kms with no fuelling but not to my detriment. I don’t miss carbs and the food I eat is top quality. Each to his own as to what that eat. This lifestyle change suits me. Dr Eric Berg on KZread has all the data if you want to change over.

  • @user-yn5sk5ru5g

    @user-yn5sk5ru5g

    3 жыл бұрын

    Dr. Eric Berg is NOT a nutritionist or dietician. He's a chiropractor...and a quack.

  • @ceriedwards6315

    @ceriedwards6315

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yep, Dr Eric Berg, allegedly, puts out some dodgy advice as fact when it isn’t...

  • @saracen888
    @saracen8883 жыл бұрын

    Results at 17:59

  • @KnotGiltee
    @KnotGiltee3 жыл бұрын

    Underground Body Opus - I did this as a much younger me over 20 years ago for reasons not tied to cycling. I couldn't do it these days. This particular version of a keto-diet meant as a team we were dealing with the "keto-flu" every Monday. It was truly painful. The point is, Ketogenic Diets have been around a long time and there is solid science behind the effects. In the end, it comes down to a sustainable lifestyle for yourself and those close to you.

  • @clintnieves
    @clintnieves3 жыл бұрын

    Great video quality and music. Nice experiment

  • @Toca9990
    @Toca99903 жыл бұрын

    I just like the damm good actitute from Jeremy

  • @AlecZier
    @AlecZier3 жыл бұрын

    I just love that Jeremy is repping Wu-Tang at 7:40. Wu-Tang is for the children.

  • @SmurfPerfect
    @SmurfPerfect3 жыл бұрын

    Starting keto and hitting 2 hours of intense riding a day. This vid is exactly what I was looking for. Please post a follow up! Great stuff.

  • @markhaneklaus282
    @markhaneklaus2823 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for (the effort you put into) this video. I consider now my pre/full/off/winter seasonal variations in performance and nutrition more from a "cetone point of view" - it is just that my body shows me the limits/interactions of both "high carb" (which is not sustainable all year for me in a healty way) and more"cetone like/style" (which is typically during "boarder season" for me) nutrition. @durianrider and others who disagree any "cetone" approches : Numbers are seasonal and teleogic/syncronic - Health (mental and physical) is/should not.

  • @Bugle25
    @Bugle253 жыл бұрын

    Been on for 2yrs now, I can ride just as hard hungry as I do when I’m full....and no more carb crashes.

  • @rg807
    @rg8073 жыл бұрын

    You need to try this with a longer ride, 80+ miles or so. A distance like that is ROUGH on keto, trust me.

  • @JasonDBike

    @JasonDBike

    3 жыл бұрын

    The ones claiming to go further and faster are the ones who have lost their pounds on keto. Of course they're fitter after losing fat. Normal people don't have much bodyfat, so why not use healthy food full of vitamins and antioxidants...

  • @simedinson984

    @simedinson984

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@peterwicksteed5478 btw where the fats comes from doesnt matter the body doesnt care if its the same chemical if its from a chemical plant who produces that exact fat only or if its from a cow avacado or what ever

  • @peterwicksteed5478

    @peterwicksteed5478

    3 жыл бұрын

    Jason Dakin btw, according to Wikipedia 63% of the UK adult population are classified as being overweight or obese. I fear these are the “normal” people in the UK. I was one until I started living the LCHF lifestyle.

  • @simedinson984

    @simedinson984

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@peterwicksteed5478 ah yea most ppl refer to bad fats as animal fats and trans fats.

  • @zwiftrogue3938

    @zwiftrogue3938

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@JasonDBike Then why has it helped Zach bitter continue to break world records? He didn't start eating a low-carb lifestyle to lose weight. Zach is finding that it is helping his recovery and stable energy during races. He has also found that he doesn't need to consume as much during races.

  • @jackprichard6780
    @jackprichard67803 жыл бұрын

    Great video. I really appreciate the emphasis on doing kieto properly and the importance of the quality of fats.

  • @GaryADyer
    @GaryADyer3 жыл бұрын

    the 1st 10 mins of the video I knew you were doing the keto wrong but once you got it, you nailed it. its not for everyone and you're right its hard to get right.

  • @jetpugay
    @jetpugay3 жыл бұрын

    FINALLY! I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS, THANKS GCN!

  • @gcn

    @gcn

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hope you enjoy the video, Jett!

  • @maxcosic4987
    @maxcosic49873 жыл бұрын

    Name a top cyclist that used keto. It takes body whole lot energy to be able to use fat as a fuel, while glucose is just boom, instant ATP. High carbs athletes do their best, while keto athletes will not always be able to produce their maximum

  • @pmiller7886
    @pmiller78863 жыл бұрын

    great video, very informative

  • @johnwilliams1094
    @johnwilliams10943 жыл бұрын

    The help is appreciated.

  • @ECTproCycling
    @ECTproCycling3 жыл бұрын

    Seems like (from the video footage) you are having a fair bit of sugar in the "Keto" diet with quite a few video shots of fruit... would also be interesting to see the effects of a Keto diet long term (some how have studied this, but not many).

  • @ChrisCapoccia
    @ChrisCapoccia3 жыл бұрын

    sounds like you need to have GCN Español show you how to pronounce tortilla :D

  • @jeeping32810

    @jeeping32810

    3 жыл бұрын

    OMG YEAH! I was thinking, there has to be some Latino that you know that can help you fix this? My wife is Puerto Rican... and yeah, she would shoot me if I said that. Like for realz. Then again, I speak spanish... so yeah. Try just a little bit harder bro!

  • @bubbagump150
    @bubbagump1503 жыл бұрын

    Can't wait for the follow up!

  • @richaw6689
    @richaw66893 жыл бұрын

    Great video.. plenty of "food for thought" or not, as the case may be! Cheers JP 👍🏻

  • @burningStereo
    @burningStereo3 жыл бұрын

    Been in and out keto for the past 4 or so years and would recommend to give yourself a little more time to get really fat adapted. Having the body produce ketones and being able to fully use them are not the same. But great comparison and definitely looking forward to a next evaluation. Try the same thing after 6 weeks of ketosis and things might look different. Also, the idea that high protein kicks you out of ketosis is kinda a thing of the past. Don't worry about too much protein, you can go as high as 45% protein, 45% fat and 10% carbs, test yourself, every body reacts differently.

  • @burningStereo

    @burningStereo

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Brainjock why is that? Because I can't be metabolically flexible? And who is judging? Your comment shows a lot of ignorance and potential to learn.

  • @burningStereo

    @burningStereo

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Brainjock how is it bad on the environment? And why is it a gimmick? U truly have no clue about what the ketogenic diet entails. I'd recommend educating yourself about it before judging. Keto is not bacon and cheese.

  • @737speedster
    @737speedster3 жыл бұрын

    Doing keto now. So far, i've lost 4kg in two weeks, but power is definitely down by around 15%. If i need to go hard for a race, I make sure I carb up the day before. Boom! the energy's there, and i'm also lighter. Once the race is done, it's back to low carb to keep losing weight.

  • @srbjbt

    @srbjbt

    3 жыл бұрын

    You need maybe 2-3 months to get used to keto, after that you'll be stronger on ketons than on sugar

  • @paulktfdaly6242
    @paulktfdaly62423 жыл бұрын

    Another excellent vid from Jeremy

  • @gamiliah
    @gamiliah3 жыл бұрын

    I just took up cycling this year and was losing weight cycling in ketosis but listened to a lot of advice saying that I had to eat carbs in order to cycle well so I stopped. Since exiting ketosis I've started gaining weight back, lost some of the mental clarity that I had, don't like the fact that I need to eat more during my long rides and my blood sugar (which was a bit high before I started but had normalized while on ketosis) is starting to creep back up. Hats off to JP for tackling a complex and controversial subject; you've encouraged me to take up the keto diet again. Also I would say that I had the same problems sleeping while on a keto diet but I realized that I don't need as much sleep when I eat this way (I go down from about 8 hours needed per night to 6 hours). That in turn makes it easier to wake up at 5am for a ride... :)

  • @theepicridecom
    @theepicridecom3 жыл бұрын

    Tor-tee-yaa not tor-teeLa. Great video!

  • @Venusian1

    @Venusian1

    3 жыл бұрын

    I almost had a stroke when he said it

  • @graeme5060

    @graeme5060

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Venusian1 haha

  • @korsveien

    @korsveien

    3 жыл бұрын

    Who spells J with a double L 🙄.

  • @silversx80
    @silversx803 жыл бұрын

    I’m high-carb, high-fat, high-protein. Eat ALL THE THINGS!

  • @seeyaingarage2864

    @seeyaingarage2864

    3 жыл бұрын

    so you basically eat standard american diet. The one that kills most of people.

  • @brettsmith5944

    @brettsmith5944

    3 жыл бұрын

    Metabolic syndrome comes from high fat along with high carb especially processed carbs. Be careful

  • @silversx80

    @silversx80

    3 жыл бұрын

    I didn’t get to where I am today thinking about how I’d feel tomorrow. Also, I’m almost as big of a fan of irony as I am sarcasm.

  • @theclydesdalemtber2194
    @theclydesdalemtber21943 жыл бұрын

    I don't think I would do keto due to having hypothyroidism as it seems to affect my immune system. But I have found just removing death carbs from my diet or bread chips and beer, and moving from vegetarian to pescatarian has moved weight to the bin and U have improved my endurance and strength whilst riding. Thanks so much Jeremy we need more of your amazing videos. Cheers Trent 👍👌

  • @davidalhoff7190
    @davidalhoff71903 жыл бұрын

    Intersting one, thanks for the great video. I am a runner and a cyclist. Interstingly when on fat only that works great for me if I would only run. Though wheb riding, man it is so hard! Cheers David

  • @joebrooks9683
    @joebrooks96833 жыл бұрын

    I’m doing the Keto Diet now and I have been walking 7 miles every couple of days. I’m gonna start riding next week so I look forward tonit

  • @gcn

    @gcn

    3 жыл бұрын

    Good luck! Let us know how you get on - it's genuinely really interesting.

  • @vegansimber5298
    @vegansimber52983 жыл бұрын

    High carb, low fat all the way for me. Plant based!

  • @GetFitwithNatasha

    @GetFitwithNatasha

    3 жыл бұрын

    👌👊💨

  • @Freidenker888

    @Freidenker888

    3 жыл бұрын

    a organic plant based diet with a lot of raw food is definitly the best way to go! 👍

  • @EmperorKagato

    @EmperorKagato

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Freidenker888 you don't even have to do mostly raw. Just avoid a lot of refined sugars and pre processed foods

  • @bpfastfeet25
    @bpfastfeet253 жыл бұрын

    I haven't read into Keto diets vs high-carb diets in a long time, but this video made me think of it in a new way. I've got two new categories that I want to find data for now: 1. Is one better than the other for a steady state diet while training to develop cycling fitness? Are certain training zones benefited more than others by each diet, or is one simply better for developing all training zones? If the former, coaches could prescribe diet switches within a long-term training phase in order to target specific gains within a zone! 2. Similarly, are there single day performance gains to be had by maintaining one of these steady state diets and then abruptly (a few weeks) switching to the other? Great video that makes me think. Thanks Jeremy & GCN!

  • @sailinggreenpearl2571
    @sailinggreenpearl25713 жыл бұрын

    I tried it a couple of years ago to loose 8 kg. But for some reason I have never been able to repeat it despite trying to use it as a tool to get rid of the xmas weight gain. this video has given me a few clues, cheers, great video.

  • @navarrouk3487
    @navarrouk34873 жыл бұрын

    Tortilla bread and leafy greens are carbs. You not fully on keto!

  • @Markhypnosis1

    @Markhypnosis1

    3 жыл бұрын

    Leafy greens are part of a keto diet.

  • @josheatsbananas4373

    @josheatsbananas4373

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Markhypnosis1 way to read the whole comment..

  • @Markhypnosis1

    @Markhypnosis1

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@josheatsbananas4373 He said leafy greens are carbs, therefore he's not fully on keto. The leafy greens should have been left out of the comment because they ARE part of a keto diet.

  • @josheatsbananas4373

    @josheatsbananas4373

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Markhypnosis1 I hear ya, you make a good point. The tortillas and fruit in this video are baffling though. I wish he had done his ketone test right before that last ride.

  • @brigadierbeefcake7829
    @brigadierbeefcake78293 жыл бұрын

    But yeah the full of effects of keto come when you fat adapted after a month of ketosis cuz your body builds the mitochondrial machinery to process not only ketone but fat more efficiently and your ketones might drop after a few weeks if you do urine tests cuz ur body uptake more as the body progresses through fat adaptation

  • @ccamire
    @ccamire3 жыл бұрын

    Great video Jeremy. Like you my Total FTP increased and i lost weight. That is great. We could also include 2 benefits from low carbs which is better recovery and no bonking. But the main focus to go low car is better health. Because people are slim and doing lots of exercise they think they are healthy. Healthy is better defined by blood and urine test to cover tg, hdl, white blood cells, lymphocites, red blood cells, liver enzymes, blood glucose, insulin sensitivity, nutrients such as vit b12, iron and especially CRP. The overall analysis will certainly predict if you will get a certain disease. In many low carbs people they have improved many of these biomarkers. Exercise is good but food is the main variable for your health.

  • @dwebb1935

    @dwebb1935

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes, agree. I was always scratching my head at high-performance elite athletes who would end up with Type-2 diabetes or diabetic-like symptoms. If the DM2 is not due to a sedentary lifestyle, then the only other remaining explanation must be due to diet and chronic high-caloric intake during training (fructose in power gels, for example).

  • @philipa1842
    @philipa18423 жыл бұрын

    Great video! Thanks for sharing all the personal details of your experience. I'm curious as to whether any current pros have tried this as well?

  • @dwebb1935

    @dwebb1935

    3 жыл бұрын

    I think Team Sky does a combo regimen of fasting or low-carb during training season and then high-carb during performance season.

  • @fraserparnham6402

    @fraserparnham6402

    2 жыл бұрын

    no world tour pros are on a ketogenic diet

  • @bobbyhempel1513
    @bobbyhempel15133 жыл бұрын

    If I went 15 hours without eating I would literally be in the hospital being tube fed. If I go more than 5 hours without eating I start getting light headed and pass out.

  • @dwebb1935

    @dwebb1935

    3 жыл бұрын

    I used to be like that too! That's the reason why I decided to try fasting. I was very easily hypoglycemic several years ago, and I felt I was exhibiting pre-diabetic symptoms. Took me a long time to get used to fasting, but now I quite like it!

  • @zwiftrogue3938

    @zwiftrogue3938

    3 жыл бұрын

    How do you sleep? I have heard many people claim that they can't go more than 3-5 hours without eating. then I ask them when they stop eating before going to bed, how long they sleep, and how long after waking in the morning do they eat again. You may find that you have already been fasting for 10-12 hours.

  • @bobbyhempel1513

    @bobbyhempel1513

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@dwebb1935 I can't fast. I have a full time job that requires me to actually function; fasting is not an option.

  • @bobbyhempel1513

    @bobbyhempel1513

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@zwiftrogue3938 the difference is while you're asleep you're barely using any calories at all, during the daytime while you're awake you're burning a crapload of calories even if you're not doing anything.so I'll rephrase what I said. while I'm actively burning calories I can only go a few hours without eating, while I'm not burning calories I can go 20+ hours without eating

  • @dwebb1935

    @dwebb1935

    3 жыл бұрын

    ​@@bobbyhempel1513 I was the same when I first tried out fasting. That's why I thought about it and did some research on the topic for roughly two years before I had the courage to finally try it. The following are just my opinions, so you don't have to feel you have to take it if you don't want to. No worries. Most people are okay with skipping breakfast once in awhile, so if you are in fairly normal health, you can consider doing this routine first: the 18-6 intermittent fasting routine. 16 hours of not eating means you will eat two meals a day (lunch+dinner) and those two meals will ideally be within 6-8 hours of each other. I always have black coffee to start my day--because any protein intake will stop your fast, so skip the milk/cream--because I do feel droopy and coffee is an appetite suppressant. (I'd go easy on the coffee if you find you start to get shaky hands or a racing pulse.) You can consider trying an early lunch, when you first start out. I wouldn't recommend eating a late lunch; that would KO a beginner. TBH, I actually started with 24-hour fasting first, in the very beginning. So I picked Saturdays for the deed, because I could stay at home and take it easy, and I went on a dinner-to-dinner fast. That means I ate dinner as normal the night before, then skipped breakfast and lunch the next day. I would go take a nap in the afternoon when I was hungriest and weakest, and when I woke up, it was basically time for an early dinner. I did this every week until I could venture to leave the house while fasting, and then eventually, watching other people eat while I was fasting. Took me a couple of months and teeth gritting! Then I eventually tried going to work while fasting. That was very hard at first, but then I found that not eating actually made me feel super alert and switched on. If I may, I would recommended doing a dinner-to-dinner fast and not breakfast-to-breakfast. And that you are not the one preparing your own dinner while you're fasting (that was torturous for me. It was a dumb move). It also helped that I am single and so I don't have to watch other family members eat, when I first started fasting. Not sure how you will tackle that one as perhaps you may live with family members. 🤣 Lastly, if I may add this: 30 mins before you have your dinner again, on the day your break your fast, it would be good to have some kind of protein as a snack, ie nuts or an egg. This tells your body to stop the fasting process, so that the body will not go into some kind of "super nutrient absorption mode" when it senses there is food incoming again (mildly related to what's called "refeeding syndrome"). That would make you gain weight rather easily. And for the fast-breaking dinner, it's easier to tolerate if you avoid carbs that meal, and also eat more protein. This has to do with the spike in production human growth hormone that you'll experience 12 hours in during your fast, which is an effect that encourages muscle production. If you want more information on what I mentioned, you're welcome to contact me. If you don't want to, that is fine too. Thank you for listening. (I am not a medical professional, I just happened to work in a hospital before. Also, if you go online and look up fasting and intermittent fasting routines, you will find roughly the same info as what I've mentioned here. Hope this helps!

  • @izhernandezz
    @izhernandezz3 жыл бұрын

    Love the video, I've been doing keto and researching it for two years, the number one problem with comparisons on traditional or high carb and keto is that we forget the fat adaptation phase of the mitochondrial mechanism so in layman's terms we are switching from burning gas to burning diesel.... so it takes form 6 to 9 months to switch completely and come back or even better our average performance, one of the benefits is increased metabolic fat oxidation capabilities 😉 so don't quit and maybe do a monthly video update untill you are 100% fat adapted.... 👍🏻www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6410243/ some research on this.

  • @etfremd

    @etfremd

    3 жыл бұрын

    Exactly! It takes a long time to truly adapt. I am overweight so while keto I did fasting so fasted for 5 days then got on my bike and rode 3 hours. All my energy was coming from fat.

  • @richardmiddleton7770

    @richardmiddleton7770

    2 жыл бұрын

    Keto adaptation and fat adaptation are different. Full keto adaptation does take months but fat adaptation can take as little as a week or 2.

  • @DemoPookie777
    @DemoPookie7772 жыл бұрын

    I have been doing the keto diet off and on for about 2 years now. I have lost over 100lbs doing it. Last year I got into riding my bicycle. I have tried a higher carb intake for riding and also just sticking to keto. For me what I realized was when I am in ketosis I actually can go further and not bonk. The only time I have ever bonked was actually when I was eating carbs. when on keto, before a ride I will drink coffee with MCT oil in it. That extra fat will give me more energy to ride. I also found out that with keto I am not as sore. The only problem I have while riding and doing keto is cramping.

  • @besnardphilippe7350
    @besnardphilippe73503 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Jeremy A great very instructive and super lively video It’s always fun to watch and learn. Now a question here Do you have any experience of long ,repeated rides on a ketogenic diet,I’m talking about 100km or more It’d be good to know Many thanks for your great work Phill

  • @danieljentsch3360
    @danieljentsch33603 жыл бұрын

    No beer no cake no cookies? That's why I cycle. Good luck with this

  • @krzychjkx6311

    @krzychjkx6311

    3 жыл бұрын

    You can drink beer or two and still be in ketosis. Also there's keto cookies and treats, you just don't crave that much for sweet taste, when you are well fat adapted

  • @joev1611
    @joev16113 жыл бұрын

    Jeremy with even more energy! Yeows...

  • @avenpace
    @avenpace3 жыл бұрын

    I was one year on Keto - amazing, especially during summer time. My body learned and upgraded mitochondria to have ability to properly utilized fat into energy after that time, and it stays with you after you done with keto! So pretty much double fueled now, fats/carbs. Now I am simply low carb, high fat, still more stable and spreaded energy levels etc. Once I know that I will need more kick during ride or do more anabolic training in the gym then more carbs are introduced

  • @johnmartin5257

    @johnmartin5257

    3 жыл бұрын

    Amen- This video doesn’t really do it justice because he wasn’t on keto nearly long enough to make it worthwhile

  • @AznDBBalla
    @AznDBBalla3 жыл бұрын

    Can you do a 'test' to see the effects of a full plant based diet afterwards? Perhaps using recipes from the plant based cyclist book.

  • @rupestree
    @rupestree3 жыл бұрын

    When it works its amazing, the smoothest energy release ever, no lows, just a constant flow of energy. But its hard to get right! A low (not zero) carb lifestyle has benefited me in terms of less joint pain etc. I've lost weight and am fitter than I've ever been at age 50. But I tend to have some carbs before excersise, and bananas during a ride, then protein and fats after. Keeps the weight off but means I'm not relying on those ketones, as if they are not there, and you have no carbs in you, any bike ride will feel like you've done 100 miles before you start! If you trained for months for a race, would you really go out without carbs and some gels etc with you on the big day? You'd have to be very sure of yourself to do that.

  • @bavariablue5402

    @bavariablue5402

    3 жыл бұрын

    do research on the side effects of a keto diet (which can lead to high blood pressure (and more) resulting from a carbohydrate intolerance). Do research the facts about cholesterol and what it does to our arteries. You're in your 50ties now, be careful! doi:10.1001/archinte.1927.00130120077005 doi:10.1113/jphysiol.1934.sp003113 www.jci.org/articles/view/89444 doi:10.1196/annals.1333.025 doi:10.1097/MJT.0b013e318235f1df

  • @rupestree

    @rupestree

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Brainjock Its an account of my experience with keto and what I now find works for me, as keto ( I find) is too hard to maintain.

  • @Sophal27

    @Sophal27

    3 жыл бұрын

    Once your health is better, your insuline resistance is gone, you may go with a more liberal low carb diet, with more protein and less fat. For me, I don't need to be in strict keto to keep me healthy.

  • @carlospinho5970

    @carlospinho5970

    3 жыл бұрын

    rupestree appreciate your comment! That “high carb to feed workout and low carb the rest of the time” approach also works well with me!

  • @Bayo106

    @Bayo106

    3 жыл бұрын

    that's not keto. That's called 'using glycogen'

  • @rexfest
    @rexfest Жыл бұрын

    this is inspiring. im only half assing keto right now because I'm still drinking beer, but i do see myself seeing results over time if i stick to it.

  • @sponge8647
    @sponge8647 Жыл бұрын

    Miss seeing you Jeremy. Perhaps the Best GCN series in years.

  • @arsaeterna4285
    @arsaeterna42853 жыл бұрын

    have tried twice for two months at a time I was running marathons more than biking in my 20s I quit both times due to liver pain, possibly another organ tried balancing out acidity, but it was not effective I did research, doubly so the second time, did not work for me I did notice the tremendously stable energy and mental awareness I was able to replicate the stable energy with a carb diet Deleting refined sugar and sticking to slow, fiber rich food

  • @Thedoctorjosh

    @Thedoctorjosh

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Brainjock are you just running through the comment section leaving useless comments?

  • @deecee9251

    @deecee9251

    3 жыл бұрын

    Common issue from sodium, potassium and magnesium imbalance and insufficient hydration. It's an easy fix, plus lemon water in the morning

  • @TheKeylor107
    @TheKeylor1073 жыл бұрын

    Jeremy, c’mon only Mexico has more Spanish speakers than USA. It is “tor-tee-yah”.

  • @andamoonforthesky

    @andamoonforthesky

    3 жыл бұрын

    People seem to forget Spain exists

  • @TheKeylor107

    @TheKeylor107

    3 жыл бұрын

    Alex K I’m from a few miles north of where Jeremy lives and to be fair to him Spanish is rarely used in that part of New England.

  • @dietrichdellinger1312

    @dietrichdellinger1312

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@andamoonforthesky The US has around 6 million fewer native Spanish speakers (41mil vs 46), but has more Spanish speakers overall than Spain.

  • @alfredongos

    @alfredongos

    3 жыл бұрын

    In Spanish, the "Double L" really sounds like "J" in English: "tor-tee-jah"

  • @jamesblackwell4141
    @jamesblackwell41413 жыл бұрын

    Great effort Jeremy. Seems challenging to maintain the require effort for Ketosis. Not on my radar of diets to try at the moment. Maybe in the future for the sake of interest and personal science experiment.

  • @Sophal27
    @Sophal273 жыл бұрын

    The main benefit of a keto/low carb diet is health not performance. The goal of keto is to lower insuline restance, loose visceral fat, lower chronic inflammation etc... Performance wise, you gain low intensity endurance (good for ultra endurance), but you loose in high intensity performance (not good for sprint), althought I gained back my sprint performance after 6 months into keto.

  • @danielneves6855
    @danielneves68553 жыл бұрын

    The low carb approach is erroneous for sports. The reason is fat is a "slow" fuel. While it is correct that ATP yield is much larger for fat breakdown, since every molecule of glucose oxidized yields 36 ATP versus the complete oxidation of a triacylglycerol which yields about 460 ATP (each triglyceride molecule contains three fatty acid molecules (3 x 147 ATP) plus 19 molecules of ATP formed during glycerol breakdown, generating a total of 460 molecules of ATP the body uses a completely different set of enzymes to metabolize glucose and triglycerides. The rate of triglyceride breakdown is much slower and requires more oxygen for complete oxidation. On top of that, fat can only be converted to ATP through aerobic metabolism. Glucose can produce ATP not only aerobically but also anaerobically, through glycolysis. While largely inefficient (2 ATP yield) it can produce massive quantities of ATP all at once without oxygen. In fact, fast-twitch muscle fibers rely on the quick glycolytic pathway to meet high power output the reason lacking myoglobin to process oxygen but fatigue fast unlike slow-twitch muscle fibers which are rich in myoglobin and mitochondria able to breakdown both fat and glucose aerobically. Low carbohydrate diets are just nonsensical for strength sports. Regarding, endurance sports the rate limiting factor is oxygen availability. Our bodies rely on fat on low intensity exercise (up to 80% while walking) because there is enough oxygen available to thoroughly oxidize fat. As exercise intensity increases, oxygen becomes a limiting factor. Our muscles shift energy metabolism to carbohydrate as carbohydrate breakdown uses less oxygen and can be used anaerobically during peak efforts. Most long distance races are actually about speed endurance (unlike ultra distance events which are pure endurance) relying more on glycogen stores like strength sports only a bit less having fat some contribution aswell. The only remote possibility in which ketogenic diet could work are ultra distance races.

  • @luyu1478

    @luyu1478

    3 жыл бұрын

    You sound like you know your shit.

  • @SouravBasuRoy

    @SouravBasuRoy

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@peterwicksteed5478 don't argue with them. let them believe that they believe and you keep following your beliefs. if they sew benefits then its good for them.

  • @deecee9251

    @deecee9251

    3 жыл бұрын

    That is the result of every test conducted under 4 months... Yet to find any tests conducted longer term. The fact that it's believed you cannot eat carbs in keto shows the limited knowledge out there. I increase my carbs and protein on heavy, threshold session days and weight training days, in turn I also increase the fat intake to maintain my macros. This means you end up with a caloric surplus, but keto allows me to train on a deficit on lighter days, and fast 24/48hrs without giving it a second thought, balancing out my calories through out a full week. What the majority fail to see is the ability to manipulate your macros and not affect your state of ketosis once you are fully fat adapted. No study out there has looked at a properly, fat adapted athlete. Why? Because no athlete is willing to forego 4 months of what they perceive to be under performance.

  • @AlexeyOsodoev

    @AlexeyOsodoev

    3 жыл бұрын

    One thing you get wrong is that there is shift from fat to glucose at high intensity. Yes, proportionally more glucose utilized at high intensity, but quantitatively more fat as well. In ketosis glucose from muscle glycogen stores is utilized as well. Fat oxydation rate bottleneck applies to both glycolysis and ketosis, there is no difference in this regard. Study a lot of people reference as proof of fat oxydation being limit of performance in ketosis was administered with mistakes. high carb and low carb groups protein intake was equal, while low carb group needed higher intake to replenish glycogen and recover. Check recent studies where protein intake and training was adjusted, performance was the same or better.

  • @danielneves6855

    @danielneves6855

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@AlexeyOsodoev Yes. Surely some fat is continuously oxidized, but carbohydrate oxidation picks up with intensity. Fat can't fuel properly efforts above a certain percentage of a given VO2max value. It's like an inverse relationship between fat and carbohydrate oxidation rates and exercise intensity. And if you hit a sprint/anaerobic zone there is shift for other energy systems, like the anaerobic glycolysis or the creatine phosphate pathways. Certain people get the notion that the laws of biochemistry can be bent and/or don't apply to them because reasons. While it's true that endurance training increases the muscle capacity to store and oxidize triglycerides even at higher intensities which if additively combined with the ketogenic diet that assumedly increases fat oxidation rates, one could theorize about the potential of such approach. In reality the benefits from both training and keto still wouldn't enclose the difference with proper carbohydrate fueling if performance is the objetive.

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