Can a keto diet actually work for endurance athletes?

March 25 2018 by , medical review by in Exercise, Keto, Ketosis

Should you start a keto diet if you are an endurance or strength athlete? Mark Sisson at Mark’s Daily Apple has written quite an extensive article on the topic, with long-distance athlete and Virta Health founder Sami Inkinen in the spotlight.

The bottom line? It can dramatically improve your performance, by improving your recovery time, health and stave off “bonking”.

Mark’s Daily Apple: Can keto actually work for hard-training endurance or power/strength athletes?

Keto for beginners

Exercise

Cereal Killers
1:00:07
What if you could – in fact – break records without eating massive amounts of carbs?
Let's Get Moving #1: Intro
05:21
Our video exercise course for beginners covers walking, squats, lunges, hip thrusters, and push-ups. Learn to love moving with Diet Doctor.
Fat Chance
1:05:43
Is it possible to ride a pushbike across the Australian continent (2,100 miles) without eating carbs?
Run on Fat – Cereal Killers 2
1:01:17
The great follow up to the Cereal Killers movie. What if everything you knew about sports nutrition was wrong?
Let's get moving #4: Lunges
03:20
How do you lunge? What's the best way to do supported or walking lunges? Watch this video for this great exercise for the legs, glutes, and back.
Let's Get Moving #2: Walking
03:07
How do you improve your walking? In this video we share the best tips and tricks to ensure you enjoy yourself while protecting your knees.
Let's Get Moving #3: Squats
02:24
How do you do a squat? What is a good squat? In this video, we cover everything you need to know, including knee and ankle placement.
Is low carb bad for exercise?
02:45
Can you exercise on a low-carb diet? Top low-carb doctors answer this question.
Living low carb – Marika Jerome
10:12
Marika had struggled with her weight ever since having children. When she started low carb, she wondered if this too was going to be a fad, or if this was going to be something that would help her reach her goals.
Let's Get Moving #6: Push-ups
04:12
How do you do push-ups? Watch this video to learn wall-supported and knee-supported push-ups, an awesome exercise for your entire body.
Let's Get Moving #5: Hip thrusters
03:13
How do you do hip thrusters? This video shows how to do this important exercise that benefits the ankles, knees, legs, glutes, hips, and core.
"I knew nothing"
28:51
How come Professor Tim Noakes completely changed his view on what constitutes a healthy diet?
"We are not designed to be chronically ill"
25:54
He questioned his own beliefs
15:02
Dr. Peter Brukner explains why he went from being a high-carb to a low-carb advocate.
LCHF Paleo
41:55
Why a low-carb ancestral diet is beneficial – and how to formulate it correctly. Interview with paleo guru Mark Sisson.
The truth about low-carb performance
20:43
Is it possible to exercise on a strict low-carb diet? Professor Jeff Volek is an expert on the topic.
Does fitness equal health?
10:50
Is there a point where you increase fitness at the expense of health, or vice versa?
Bodyweight training for beginners with Dr. Ted Naiman
11:35
In this video, Dr. Ted Naiman shares his best tips and tricks on exercising.
Building healthy athletes: from beginner to winner
36:20
Are athletes protected from chronic health conditions? What is the most common chronic condition in athletes? What does research on endurance-sport performance show?
Low-carb ketogenic diets for athletes
55:30
How can low-carb ketogenic diets help athletes perform better, improve endurance, and prevent bonking?
Very low-carb performance
22:45
Interview with Dr. Attia about ketogenic diets for athletic performance and health.
Keto-adaptation and performance
58:58
Professor Jeff Volek gives a great overview of the benefits of making your body burn fat for fuel.
Low-carb performance
29:34
Can you exercise without eating lots of carbs? Can a smart low-carb diet even IMPROVE some aspects of your physical performance?
Is low carb for athletes?
10:56
Is low carb for athletes? Dr. Peter Brukner, the team doctor for the Australian cricket team, answers.

Keto

Keto for beginners: Introduction
08:02
Learn how to do a keto diet right, in part 1 of our video course.
"I'll do this or I'm going to die trying"
19:23
Kristie Sullivan struggled with her weight for her whole life in spite of trying every diet imaginable, but then she finally lost a 120 pounds and improved her health on a keto diet.
Part 1 of eating keto with Kristie: Introduction
01:47
One of the hardest parts of starting a keto diet is figuring out what to eat. Fortunately, Kristie will teach you in this course.
Part 2 of eating keto with Kristie: Build a keto plate
11:16
Are you confused about what a plate of keto food should look like? Then this part of the course is for you.
Fat Chance
1:05:43
Is it possible to ride a pushbike across the Australian continent (2,100 miles) without eating carbs?
Part 3 of eating keto with Kristie: Know your portion sizes
15:29
Kristie teaches us how to eyeball the right amounts of fat, protein and carbs in order to ensure that we can easily stay within ketogenic ratios.
Keto and fast food
10:28
Can you get low-carb food at fast-food restaurants? Ivor Cummins and Bjarte Bakke went to a number of fast-food restaurants to find out.
Eating keto to survive cancer
28:51
Audra Wilford on the experience of using a ketogenic diet as part of treating her son Max’s brain tumor.
Is lower insulin the key to better brain health?
46:36
What is the root cause of the Alzheimer's epidemic – and how should we intervene before the disease is fully developed?
All things keto with Keto Connect
16:44
What is it like running the very popular YouTube channel Keto Connect?
A life without migraines
15:44
Elena Gross' life was completely transformed with the ketogenic diet.
My success story with Jim Caldwell
02:23
Jim Caldwell has transformed his health and gone from an all-time high at 352 lbs (160 kg) to 170 lbs (77 kg.
A new life with a keto diet
13:38
If your muscles can't use stored glycogen, is it then a good idea to eat a high-carb diet to compensate for this? Or can a keto diet help treat these rare glycogen storage diseases?
Exploiting cancer metabolism with ketosis
44:42
Can a ketogenic diet be used in cancer treatment? Dr. Angela Poff at the Low Carb USA 2016.
Challenging the dogma
16:47
Dr. Priyanka Wali tried a ketogenic diet and felt great. After reviewing the science she started recommending it to patients.
LCHF and diabetes: science and clinical experience
45:59
What is the root of the problem in type 2 diabetes? And how can we treat it? Dr. Eric Westman at the Low Carb USA 2016.
80 pounds lighter and no medications
09:12
Is it possible to reverse your diabetes with the help of a strict low-carb diet? Definitely, and Stephen Thompson did it.
Tips for eating out - part 5 of eating keto with Kristie
10:10
Do you find it difficult to stay on your keto plan when you're dining out and still don't want to miss out on those lovely moments with friends and family? Then this episode is for you.
Diet Doctor Podcast #35 with Ben Bikman, PhD
00:00
Why is insulin so important for us to control and why does a ketogenic diet help so many people? Professor Ben Bikman has studied these questions in his lab for years and he is one of the foremost authorities on the subject.
Treating cancer with a keto diet
17:07
Can a strict keto diet help prevent or even treat some cancers, like brain cancer?
How to make keto sustainable
15:00
How can you make the transition to a low-carb or keto diet as smooth as possible?
Low-carb living
1:00:21
How do you successfully eat low carb for life? And what’s the role of ketosis? Dr. Stephen Phinney answers these questions.
How to formulate a low-carb keto diet
48:32
Low-carb pioneer Dr. Eric Westman talks about how to formulate an LCHF diet, low carb for different medical conditions and common pitfalls among others.
My success story with Gillian Szollos
02:55
Gillian had a normal life when she all of a sudden started to get seizures. She suffered terrible side effects from the meds so she started a keto diet.

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