For dealing with the taste in your mouth, I would advise drinking more
water. While bodybuilding, I do notice that I get out of breath a bit
quicker compared to when I ate a lot of complex carbs. Franco Columbu
recommends eating fruit right before and during (e.g. grapes) while eating a
low carb diet (such as before a contest). If you aren't experiencing any
degradation, it could be because you are training with high intensity and
not doing 2+ hour marathon workouts. Your diet shouldn't affect an
individual to-failure set (particularly early on in your workout), but it
might wear you out quicker since you are new to this way of eating.

Arthur McConnachie
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From: Jacob Lenhart <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 1999 7:38 AM
Subject: [P-F] Paleo and Keto


> I am a relatively new practitioner of the paleolithic diet with a few
questions.
> Shortly after eliminating breakfast cereals and bread from my diet, my
head got
> foggy and I noticed a fruity taste in my mouth that reminded me of
something
> I've experienced when a fever breaks.  I'm assuming this is ketosis.
>
> Is ketosis commonly experienced when one adopts a paleolithic diet, or
should
> I be making a greater effort to incorporate more fruits and vegetables in
my
> diet?  If ketosis is a common feature of a paleolithic diet, does one
adapt to
> it?  This foggy feeling and difficulty concentrating is getting old.
>
> Also, I'm an avid strength trainer.  I had always believed that
carbohydrates
> were the preferred fuel source during intense exercise.  If I'm in
ketosis, I'd
> assume that I wouldn't have sufficient carbohydrates for to-failure weight
> training, which is apparently the rationale for the carb up period in a
CKD.  I
> have not, however, noticed any degradation in my weight training despite
not
> "carbing up".  Why would this be?
>
> Jake Lenhart