In Australia - paleo (in the mainstream) is all still very new. Some of the information that seems to be getting traction is what I would call very old school. As research continues and theories are fleshed out...things change. Please remember that and ALWAYS be curious. Always be open to change. There is no right way or wrong way...it should always be YOUR WAY. Low carb and very low carb is not a magic bullet for everything and in some cases, it can do more harm than good. We are not a one size fits all. Some of us do better on lower carb, some do not. And if something WAS working for you but is no longer working - CHANGE IT. Robb Wolf even at one point (back in 2003 - 2004) thought ketosis was the natural state for humans - but in 2013, he changed his views. Said another way: We do not see metabolic problems in free-living animals such as mice, nor do we see these issues in contemporarily studied hunter gatherers. And, with the exception of the Inuit, none of these humans or critters are consistently in ketosis. That LC can be used as a powerful therapeutic tool is without a doubt, but it has tricked more than just me into mistaking the effect of a therapeutic intervention for a cause. For more than 100 years medical practitioners recommended a LC approach for weight loss, but for the reasons related to specific individual insulin resistance AND satiety. Some folks do well on higher carb, some better on lower. We can do theory and internet flame wars all day and never get to a point that helps people. Or, we can take general guidelines, encourage folks to tinker, and actually see some results for our efforts. LC can be valuable in certain situations as Robb points out: 1-Insulin resistance/diabetes both type 1 and 2. 2-Neurodegenerative diseases. 3-Certain cancers 4-Hormetic stress LC down carb can be silly in certain situations....in Robbs words - What are some wanker moves with regards to LC? 1- CrossFit or very hard training while LC or ketogenic. Crossfit burns through glycogen like nothing else I can imagine. If you are going to do it, you need carbs, quite a few of them. If you are trying to be competitive I’d get at least 1.5-2.5g/lb of BW most days. Obviously with the normal caveats of trying to get those carbs mainly in the PWO when/if possible. I know most folks know Peter Attia, and have likely followed his ketogenic training program. Peter is a good friend and about 15x smarter than I am. He is tinkering and experimenting, but even he has noticed he must supplement with carbs or he has no “low gear “ (glycolysis). Tinker if you want to, but my gut sense is that we will not find a magical fuel source in LC unless your activity is ultra running, or similar very long but low intensity activities. If you do MMA, CrossFit, etc, I do not think LC will work. If you are a strength athlete, I think CLC is the bee’s knees. If I was not doing BJJ and just lifting and doing gymnastics, I’d be all over this. (I wrote all this prior to part 2. It’s a bit redundant at this point, but hey, electrons are cheap.) 2-Not realizing LC is a tool. This should have actually been #1. #lowcarb #paleo
Posted on: Thu, 18 Dec 2014 07:55:17 +0000
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