Can a keto diet actually work for endurance athletes?

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?
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?
Fat Chance
1:05:43
Is it possible to ride a pushbike across the Australian continent (2,100 miles) without eating carbs?
Is low carb bad for exercise?
02:45
Can you exercise on a low-carb diet? Top low-carb doctors answer this question.
"I knew nothing"
28:51
How come Professor Tim Noakes completely changed his view on what constitutes a healthy diet?
LCHF Paleo
41:55
Why a low-carb ancestral diet is beneficial – and how to formulate it correctly. Interview with paleo guru Mark Sisson.
Low-Carb Ketogenic Diets for Athletes
55:30
How can low-carb ketogenic diets help athletes perform better, improve endurance, and prevent bonking?
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?
He Questioned His Own Beliefs
15:02
Dr. Peter Brukner explains why he went from being a high-carb to a low-carb advocate.
Is Fat The Best Fuel for Athletes?
10:19
Peter Defty is a coach to ultra athletes, he knows the benefits of ketosis and how to formulate a suitable diet.
Keto-Adaptation and Performance
58:58
Professor Jeff Volek gives a great overview of the benefits of making your body burn fat for fuel.
Very Low-Carb Performance
22:45
Interview with Dr. Attia about ketogenic diets for athletic performance and health.
Is Low Carb for Athletes?
10:56
Is low carb for athletes? Dr. Peter Brukner, the team doctor for the Australian cricket team, answers.
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?
Why I Supported High Carb
1:01:39
Why did Professor Noakes support high carb earlier? And why did he change his mind completely?
Get in Great Shape Without Exercise
35:32
Is it possible to get into great shape, even if you hate exercise? Yes – there might be a way.
Ketogenic diets and resistance training
36:00
How can ketogenic diets together with resistance training massively improve body composition?
Winning on Fat
49:49
Peter Defty talks about what he has come to realize – everything from stress, weight management and how to get adapted – by getting top athletes to become fat-burning machines.
Q&A About Keto
53:00
Questions and answers with keto experts Bryon Jaymes, Dominic D’Agostino, Jacob Wilson, Ryan Lowery, Adam Nally and Angela Poff.
Q&A About Low Carb & Performance
29:52
Peter Defty, Jonathan Edwards and Alessandro Ferretti answers questions related to low-carb and ketogenic diets and performance.
Keto-Paleo for Athletes
11:31
In what ways can paleo and ketogenic diets be beneficial for athletes?
The Power of Primal Play
27:14
How do we fit exercise into our lives in a way that is truly enjoyable?
Run – and Eat – for Your Life
27:33
Dr. Mark Cucuzzella on low-carb adaptation for performance.

Keto

Keto for beginners: Introduction
08:02
Learn how to do a keto diet right, in part 1 of our video course.
Keto for beginners: 7 steps to ketosis
05:57
How to get into ketosis exactly.
Keto for beginners: Side effects
06:58
What are some common side effects of a keto diet – and how can you avoid them?
Keto for beginners: What to eat?
11:22
What do you eat on a keto diet? Get the answer in part 3 of the keto course.
Keto for beginners: How it works
08:37
How does a keto diet work? Learn all you need to know, in part 2 of the keto course.
Is fear of protein the new fear of fat?
35:03
Could protein restriction on a low-carb or keto diet cause problems?
The latest science behind a keto diet
13:17
What is the current science in support of a low-carb and keto diet?
What makes a diet work?
35:14
Is there such a thing as an optimal diet? And is a keto diet always the best option?
Facing the global mental health crisis
32:41
How should we eat to fight the global mental health crisis?
All things keto with Keto Connect
16:44
What is it like running the very popular YouTube channel Keto Connect?
A ketogenic diet and fewer vegetables
17:26
Should you NOT eat your vegetables? An interview with psychiatrist Dr. Georgia Ede.
How to make keto sustainable
15:00
How can you make the transition to a low-carb or keto diet as smooth as possible?
Fat Chance
1:05:43
Is it possible to ride a pushbike across the Australian continent (2,100 miles) without eating carbs?
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.
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.
"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.
Keto diets for epilepsy
29:30
How do you treat epilepsy with a keto diet in practice?
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.
Why you shouldn't fear protein on keto
20:15
Do you really need to worry about protein on a ketogenic diet? Dr. Ben Bikman shares a new way of thinking about this.
How to become a fat-burning machine
11:30
Dr. Eric Westman explains the concepts fat-burning mode and carb-burning mode. Dr. Westman's LCHF course part 2.
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.
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.
Losing Weight with Less Protein
09:24
Jimmy Moore talks about the greatest insight that made it possible for him to get rid of 80 stubborn pounds (36 kg) without hunger.
Treating cancer with a keto diet
17:07
Can a strict keto diet help prevent or even treat some cancers, like brain cancer?