“I didn’t just beat my best time running on a keto diet – I crushed it”

March 22 2018 By , medical review by in Exercise story, Keto, Ketosis

Have you thrown out your high-carb sports drinks and gone on a keto diet to improve your long-distance running? This may urge you to do so if you haven’t already.

This marathon enthusiast not only improved his best-ever running time while in ketosis, he apparently “crushed it” by 5 minutes. Along the way, he also discovered some additionally welcomed side effects:

I also lost weight, which made me lighter on my feet. And because I wasn’t stuffing my face with foods (carbs) that cause inflammation, I recovered quickly after my hardest runs.

The New York Post: I didn’t just beat my best time running on a keto diet – I crushed it

Want to try the same thing? Check out the links below.

Exercise and low carb

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In this video, Dr. Ted Naiman shares his best tips and tricks on exercising.
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The great follow up to the Cereal Killers movie. What if everything you knew about sports nutrition was wrong?
Fat Chance
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Is low carb bad for exercise?
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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
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How can low-carb ketogenic diets help athletes perform better, improve endurance, and prevent bonking?
"We are not designed to be chronically ill"
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The truth about low-carb performance
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Is it possible to exercise on a strict low-carb diet? Professor Jeff Volek is an expert on the topic.
"I knew nothing"
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How come Professor Tim Noakes completely changed his view on what constitutes a healthy diet?
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Dr. Peter Brukner explains why he went from being a high-carb to a low-carb advocate.
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Is there a point where you increase fitness at the expense of health, or vice versa?
Very low-carb performance
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Interview with Dr. Attia about ketogenic diets for athletic performance and health.
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Professor Jeff Volek gives a great overview of the benefits of making your body burn fat for fuel.
Is fat the best fuel for athletes?
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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.
Why I supported high carb
1:01:39
Why did Professor Noakes support high carb earlier? And why did he change his mind completely?

Keto

Keto for beginners: Introduction
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Learn how to do a keto diet right, in part 1 of our video course.
Living low carb with Jill Rieder: Finding her way to health
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Meet Jill Reider and get to know all about her experiences on a keto diet.
My success story with Chuck Hicks
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At nearly 500 lbs (230 kg) Chuck could barely move at all anymore. It wasn’t until he found a keto diet that thing started to change.
My success story with Gillian Szollos
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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.
Fat Chance
1:05:43
Is it possible to ride a pushbike across the Australian continent (2,100 miles) without eating carbs?
Achieve ketosis through fasting
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What is the best way to achieve ketosis? Engineer Ivor Cummins discusses the topic in this interview from the PHC conference 2018 in London.
Understanding and treating type 2 diabetes – Dr. Jason Fung
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In this video, Dr. Jason Fung gives a presentation on diabetes to a room full of medical professionals.
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.
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Can a ketogenic diet be used in cancer treatment? Dr. Angela Poff at the Low Carb USA 2016.
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Audra Wilford on the experience of using a ketogenic diet as part of treating her son Max’s brain tumor.
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How to formulate a low-carb keto diet
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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.
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How do you successfully eat low carb for life? And what’s the role of ketosis? Dr. Stephen Phinney answers these questions.
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Jim Caldwell has transformed his health and gone from an all-time high at 352 lbs (160 kg) to 170 lbs (77 kg.
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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.
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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?
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Elena Gross' life was completely transformed with the ketogenic diet.