Originally Posted by
burritos
I understand that this is only one anecdotal example. But the hindrance of not carb loading did not stop him from being at the top gymnast.
For me personally, I'm not trying to achieve speed/performance, I'm trying drive fat metabolism. Same reason why I fast. Same reason why I exercise. That's not the same as losing weight. When you drive fat metabolism, AMPK(adenosine monophosphate kinase) is upregulated which is a major metabolic switch for autophagy, specifically mitophagy. This is the recycling of mitochondria. Healthy mitochondria=healthy cells=healthy person. Exercise also drives this pathway. What halts this path way? Insulin. What spikes insulin like an emergency brake on a subway? Glucose.
It's not an anecdotal example. It has nothing to do with anything.
It doesn't really matter why you do what you do. The point is that people touting keto nonsense within the context of cycling performance don't know what they're talking about. Why you attempt to use a very slow 6 hour ride or a gymnast within that context is unknown. I'm not really interested in either of those two things.