On Tue, 7 Jul 1998, Gregg Carter wrote:

> Todd-- I'm wondering if you're an exerciser like me.  On a low carb diet,
> my aerobic and strength-training performances really drop.  Is there any
> one out there who does serious exercise and survives on a low-carb diet?
> I would really love hear from the exercisers on the list.

I do "carb up" before strength training.  As for aerobics, I may
not be "serious" because I don't really care about my
performance.  I do it as part of a general fitness program, not
because I care how fast I can run.  As a low-level jogger, then,
it would be hard for my performance to drop, unless *I* dropped!

I find that a revealing way to tell when my muscle glycogen
stores are really depleted is to climb a few flights of stairs,
two stairs at a time.  After a few days of ketosis, my legs tend
to feel like lead when I do this.  Whether this will pass after
an adaptation period, I can't say.

Todd Moody
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