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<blockquote data-quote="LittleGreyCat" data-source="post: 716082" data-attributes="member: 6467"><p>Not a particularly athletic cyclist but in the summer I was cycling a 50k route at least once a week.</p><p>I'm off cycling for a bit due to dodgy knees.</p><p></p><p>What I have found, after reading a lot about exercising fasted and encouraging ketosis, is that carbs don't seem to help me when I am cycling.</p><p>I did a bit of testing and found that if I ate carbs before a ride my BG was still high 2-3 hours later.</p><p>If I had protein and fats, or just a cream and butter coffee then I was fine through the ride and my BG was around the 5 mark at the end.</p><p>I think my main problem was not drinking enough water during the ride which sometimes made me tired after the first two hours.</p><p></p><p>I think you have to get into the fat burning zone and then your body just keeps you fueled from onboard reserves.</p><p>This doesn't have the "hitting the wall" problem if you mainly metabolise carbs during exercise.</p><p>There is quite a bit of information around about ultra endurance athletes who train and compete using fats instead of carbs.</p><p></p><p>So to answer your original question it may be that sports supplements and drinks and gel bars are not the best way for a T2 to fuel during exercise.</p><p></p><p>Cheers</p><p></p><p>LGC</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LittleGreyCat, post: 716082, member: 6467"] Not a particularly athletic cyclist but in the summer I was cycling a 50k route at least once a week. I'm off cycling for a bit due to dodgy knees. What I have found, after reading a lot about exercising fasted and encouraging ketosis, is that carbs don't seem to help me when I am cycling. I did a bit of testing and found that if I ate carbs before a ride my BG was still high 2-3 hours later. If I had protein and fats, or just a cream and butter coffee then I was fine through the ride and my BG was around the 5 mark at the end. I think my main problem was not drinking enough water during the ride which sometimes made me tired after the first two hours. I think you have to get into the fat burning zone and then your body just keeps you fueled from onboard reserves. This doesn't have the "hitting the wall" problem if you mainly metabolise carbs during exercise. There is quite a bit of information around about ultra endurance athletes who train and compete using fats instead of carbs. So to answer your original question it may be that sports supplements and drinks and gel bars are not the best way for a T2 to fuel during exercise. Cheers LGC [/QUOTE]
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