Comments on: Dear Mark: Low Energy on Primal Challenge http://www.marksdailyapple.com/low-carb-energy-levels/ Serving up health and fitness insights (daily, of course) with a side of irreverence. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:44:45 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: Will Momentary Compromises Derail Your Efforts? | Mark's Daily Apple http://www.marksdailyapple.com/low-carb-energy-levels/#comment-455399 Will Momentary Compromises Derail Your Efforts? | Mark's Daily Apple Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:20:07 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=1215#comment-455399 [...] left to toil for weeks just to get back to that Primal sweet spot? After all, it took so long just to get your body acclimated to the new mode of eating; doesn’t it follow that the slightest deviation from the routine will [...] [...] left to toil for weeks just to get back to that Primal sweet spot? After all, it took so long just to get your body acclimated to the new mode of eating; doesn’t it follow that the slightest deviation from the routine will [...]

]]> By: Choke « No Magic Pill http://www.marksdailyapple.com/low-carb-energy-levels/#comment-251532 Choke « No Magic Pill Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:44:41 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=1215#comment-251532 [...] on which they base their information). If you’re going low-carb, avoid low energy levels, but let’s face it: eating is just plain fun. —As slippery a slope as this could [...] [...] on which they base their information). If you’re going low-carb, avoid low energy levels, but let’s face it: eating is just plain fun. —As slippery a slope as this could [...]

]]> By: ebrunner http://www.marksdailyapple.com/low-carb-energy-levels/#comment-195392 ebrunner Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:38:20 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=1215#comment-195392 Mark, I'm trying to understand how glucose created by proteins and fats are used and stored. Is that ~200g of glycogen stored in the muscles to be used for exercise, or is it stored in the liver and used to fuel the brain and "day-to-day" functions? Also, if muscle glycogen is depleted, will ingested carbohydrates be used first to replenish muscle glycogen and then to fuel other daily functions, or are they used the other way around? I'd like to be able to use ketones to fuel my daily activity, but still have enough muscle glycogen stores to fuel intense exercise. Mark, I’m trying to understand how glucose created by proteins and fats are used and stored. Is that ~200g of glycogen stored in the muscles to be used for exercise, or is it stored in the liver and used to fuel the brain and “day-to-day” functions?

Also, if muscle glycogen is depleted, will ingested carbohydrates be used first to replenish muscle glycogen and then to fuel other daily functions, or are they used the other way around?

I’d like to be able to use ketones to fuel my daily activity, but still have enough muscle glycogen stores to fuel intense exercise.

]]> By: Dear Mark: All Things Sweet (Plus Cheese and Gut Health) | Mark's Daily Apple http://www.marksdailyapple.com/low-carb-energy-levels/#comment-119252 Dear Mark: All Things Sweet (Plus Cheese and Gut Health) | Mark's Daily Apple Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:52:16 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=1215#comment-119252 [...] Low Energy on the Primal Challenge [...] [...] Low Energy on the Primal Challenge [...]

]]> By: Aaron http://www.marksdailyapple.com/low-carb-energy-levels/#comment-97426 Aaron Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:12:15 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=1215#comment-97426 Hello, Hallie! Welcome to MDA. We are very glad to have you. Take a look around our site. I am sure there will be much to enjoy as we have over 1200 blog posts. Be sure to check out the "What is the Primal Blueprint?" page. Let us know if you have any questions. Keep in touch! Hello, Hallie! Welcome to MDA. We are very glad to have you. Take a look around our site. I am sure there will be much to enjoy as we have over 1200 blog posts. Be sure to check out the “What is the Primal Blueprint?” page. Let us know if you have any questions. Keep in touch!

]]> By: Hallie http://www.marksdailyapple.com/low-carb-energy-levels/#comment-97416 Hallie Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:41:58 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=1215#comment-97416 Was sent the link to your blog and am loving it so far. I live in Maine and my husband and I are on a very lo carb diet right now. I don't need to lose much but am making steady progress - 6 pounds in 8 days with only about 6 to go. Then it will be about maintaining. Just thought I'd say hello. Hallie http://wonderfulworldofweiners.blogspot.com/ Was sent the link to your blog and am loving it so far. I live in Maine and my husband and I are on a very lo carb diet right now. I don’t need to lose much but am making steady progress – 6 pounds in 8 days with only about 6 to go. Then it will be about maintaining.

Just thought I’d say hello.

Hallie
http://wonderfulworldofweiners.blogspot.com/

]]> By: Arthur http://www.marksdailyapple.com/low-carb-energy-levels/#comment-97218 Arthur Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:26:18 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=1215#comment-97218 Triguy, Mark knowingly states that. He's said it many times. You can't really be a triathlete or an endurance athlete if you are 100% primal. Read his earlier posts and you will see that he discourages against endurance athletics for health reasons (inflamation, higher levels of cortisol, increased requirements for CHO, etc). He is supportive of endurance athletics as a personal choice, whatever it may be, but definitely not health. Triguy,

Mark knowingly states that. He’s said it many times. You can’t really be a triathlete or an endurance athlete if you are 100% primal.

Read his earlier posts and you will see that he discourages against endurance athletics for health reasons (inflamation, higher levels of cortisol, increased requirements for CHO, etc). He is supportive of endurance athletics as a personal choice, whatever it may be, but definitely not health.

]]> By: Sue http://www.marksdailyapple.com/low-carb-energy-levels/#comment-96953 Sue Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:31:53 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=1215#comment-96953 I think you can train intensively on a pure Primal diet but not for longer than an hour. If, as the poster, you are exercising intensively for 2 hours you probably need more carbs? I think you can train intensively on a pure Primal diet but not for longer than an hour. If, as the poster, you are exercising intensively for 2 hours you probably need more carbs?

]]> By: Triguy http://www.marksdailyapple.com/low-carb-energy-levels/#comment-96918 Triguy Tue, 15 Jul 2008 02:29:33 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=1215#comment-96918 Although I generally agree with Marks Primal philosophy I think he may have missed the big issue here. On a pure Primal diet you can not exercise intensively or for long durations. The body will simply run out of glycogen for fuel and it will shut down and/or not be able to recover properly. In this case you have to fuel your body with carbs and protien sources pre and post workout. IMO, these should be considered "free" carbs when regarding your daily gram count due to the fact that your body almost exclusively uses that fuel for exercise and recovery. Although I generally agree with Marks Primal philosophy I think he may have missed the big issue here. On a pure Primal diet you can not exercise intensively or for long durations. The body will simply run out of glycogen for fuel and it will shut down and/or not be able to recover properly. In this case you have to fuel your body with carbs and protien sources pre and post workout. IMO, these should be considered “free” carbs when regarding your daily gram count due to the fact that your body almost exclusively uses that fuel for exercise and recovery.

]]> By: Les http://www.marksdailyapple.com/low-carb-energy-levels/#comment-96734 Les Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:07:34 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=1215#comment-96734 How much is the enough calorie intake? Don't you think the calorie restriction is good for longetivity? Or only the intermiting fasting can do that? So we can refuel the glycogen in the muscle with protein and fat? Doesn't the old studies say we can only do this with carbs? Mark, I'm not that person, but what about the guy who doesn't accept your advice and exercises with higher pulse for over an hour or more? Which is the better, living low carb and keep the exercise or go for higher carb? And my last question, which is kind of offtopic here, what do you think about the zone diet? Sorry for the many questions, but you are one of the few people whom I trust:). How much is the enough calorie intake? Don’t you think the calorie restriction is good for longetivity? Or only the intermiting fasting can do that?
So we can refuel the glycogen in the muscle with protein and fat? Doesn’t the old studies say we can only do this with carbs?
Mark, I’m not that person, but what about the guy who doesn’t accept your advice and exercises with higher pulse for over an hour or more? Which is the better, living low carb and keep the exercise or go for higher carb?
And my last question, which is kind of offtopic here, what do you think about the zone diet?
Sorry for the many questions, but you are one of the few people whom I trust:).

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