The general consensus is that if
you mostly do weight training and cardio exercise, you can fully function on ketones and don't need any extra carbs.
Not exact matches
For people starting their fitness journey or a new
training program, measurements can be helpful so you can gauge progress — but
weight is not a good measure as muscle
does weigh more than fat and
weight loss isn't necessarily good if it's
mostly muscle.
I attend the gym at least 3 days a week
doing mostly cardio and very little
weight training.
Now (over ten years later) I
do most of my
training with either Kettlebells or body
weight with a healthy dose of Barbell work thrown,
mostly Deadlifts, Cleans, Military Presses, Jerks and Snatch.
Unfortunately,
training (
mostly) slow negatives with high
weights once a week or so just didn't work for me and my
training partner, we lost muscle and some strength.
I've
mostly been
doing hiit, resistance
training using my body
weight (ie: pilates), and I also walk my dog for at least thirty minutes everyday.
That's why I took the program apart and just
do the
weight training portion
mostly with dumbells and pull - up bar.
Extra carbs are not needed for most people who are less active (or even those who
do weight training mostly) but for this type of exercise (running at this level), extra carbs will be beneficial.