Sat, Sep-11-10, 18:47
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Senior Member
Posts: 221
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Plan: Atkins + Vegetarian
Stats: 167/154.6/120
BF:
Progress: 26%
Location: Seattle, WA
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Checking Back In
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Originally Posted by JustSmurfy
I see my options as:
1) Maintain low carb and dive back into practice. (I'm worried I'll "crash" from a lack of fuel)
2) Hold off returning to my sport until I am further into maintanence (this would be a real bummer!)
3) Eat a very small amount of complex carbs prior to practices only, then maintain LC otherwise. (I'm worried I'll throw myself out of ketosis)
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Since I started this thread, I figured I'd check back in and let ya'll know how it has been going for me.
I've had two longer bouts of exercise in the last week, one of 90 minutes, and one of 3 hours. I'd describe them as moderate intensity.
In both situations, I had a nice LC snack beforehand and got well-hydrated, and experienced no fatigue or "bonking" from lack of fuel. I found that a small handful of brazilnuts about 30 minutes prior to exercise worked well. If anything, I felt LESS hungry after exercise on LC than in my previous high carb diet.
In short, it doesn't seem like it's going to be a problem for me to exercise vigorously on LC. I do think I'll end up increasing my calories a tad on heavy exercise days (from my pre-exercise snack), but I won't be increasing carbs so I think I'll be fine.
I go back to regular roller derby practice starting next week (2 hour practices, full intensity) and I'll let you know if I make any other discoveries.
Thanks for the advice all!
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