Very much agreed. The shift towards higher fat and traditional foods is the
best thing that can possibly happen to athletic nutrition. Apologies for the
assumption that it was written for elite athletes - upon rereading I see
that it was definitely directed towards the casual active person.

Great read! Thanks

Kyle

On Sun, Jul 3, 2011 at 3:59 PM, Jim Swayze <[log in to unmask]>wrote:

> Kyle,
>
> Actually, there's good data out there that one could perform well in
> endurance sports following a low carb regime.  See Phinney.  And this was
> written for a non-elite-athlete readership.
>
> My only point in posting was that we've seen a definite shift in the
> philosophy I grew up with regarding prerace nutrition.   And that's a good
> thing.
>
> Jim
>
> On Jul 2, 2011, at 12:58 PM, Kyle Pringle wrote:
>
> > I disagree on a few points. A competitive cyclist needs full glycogen
> > stores. Glucose starches like sweet potatoes, tubers, and clean white
> rice
> > are the best sources for repletion. He is making an argument against
> glucose
> > in favor of more fructose... which we all know is not ideal for muscle
> > glycogen or promoting lean body comp.
> >
> > There is a very big difference in the nutritional requirements of an
> elite
> > athlete and the regular person.
> >
> > On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 10:51 AM, <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> >> ...I post this article.
> >>
> >> Looks like cycling is backing off the carb loading method a bit:
> >>
> >> http://www.bicycling.com/**print/1256<
> http://www.bicycling.com/print/1256>
> >>
> >> Jim Swayze
> >> www.fireholecanyon.com
> >>
>