Ironman Maryland Race Recap 

Maybe Mars Incorporated could become a title nutrition sponsor 🍫😋

How’s he taste 🥵

OK will do. I was worried people thought it was too little triathlon and too much life!

Thanks for the information!! I figured it was a good call and the right call. I imagine the pros would have been through but have to consider everyone and that the cutoff is 2:20 and that gives times for conditions to change drastically. I did have one crab cake burger in the airport…but it probably wasn’t the best one

I have done one stand alone marathon and my fastest mile was the 23rd mile! But yes I agree, halfway in a marathon is 18 miles! 😅

I’m going to have to experiment but if could do 120g/hour that would be great

@@SamYoYoYoLong thanks for the answer!

I haven't heard this before, is this proven?

@@SamYoYoYoLong I would suggest you talk more about this with people you trust. The research is sparse, and replication of studies even more so, if not unheard of. Individual response is often thrown around. So between us, I think you go long and hard enough every week to test this for yourself and figure out what works for you. I'll be cheering from the sidelines!

From my understanding. Ketones are produced when the body is “mobilizing fats” to be used as energy. So essentially taking in Ketones is the taking in of “already mobilized fats”. 1 Glucose =2 pyruvate =35-38 atp (1 pyruvate = 1 acety-coa=18atp per) 1 ketone= 22 atp You are essentially taking in alternate forms of ready to use fuel by taking in ketones and glucose. Taking in glucose keeps the body having glucose available for the muscle so we done use our glycogen stores up as fast. So taking glucose reduces mobilization of glycogen. Mobilization of glycogen is fast and easy so we don’t notice the switch from sugar in the blood from eating to glycogen release (you can notice but it isn’t a huge shift in energy needed to make it available) So, taking in ketones reduces the mobilization of fat (breaking down of fatty acid chains to make ketones to be used” The “wall” is the switch over to when you drastically start dipping into having to mobilize fat. Fat has a ton of calories, almost 2x as much as carbs in density. However, the body needs more time to break down the kind fatty acid chains to then make ketones “readily available”. So I think I’m conclusion it may be possible that ketone dosing during a race, raises the levels of ketones in the blood, making the body think that it doesn’t need to mobilize its own fat as much and therefore ketone supplements during a race may ramp down the bodies own metabolism of fats. Just to share my insights on this interesting question

@@SamYoYoYoLong have you checked out "ask the prof" on Matt Hanson's channel? He's got a lot of info out there on ketones, etc.

Two year doping ban Michael Weiss ?

Exactly! You Leos are stars!

In regards to fat adaptation for Ironman, I think this can be done with training rather than going on low carb diet. Anyway, great work Sam. Looking forward to seeing you in more full distance races. 👍

It was done through training not a low carb diet...I will never do a low carb diet again!!!!!!!!

@@SamYoYoYoLong agree 100%! Don’t need low carb. 👍