Not exact matches
Indian supporters
of gymnast Dipa Karmakar perform prayers ahead
of her
performance at the Rio Olympics.
Another trial from the Journal
of the International Society
of Sports Nutrition found that a month
of keto dieting didn't negatively affect
performance in
gymnasts while decreasing their body fat levels.
The only research on strength athletes following ketogenic diets for longer periods is a study
of gymnasts in which they were observed to maintain strength
performance and lose more body fat after 30 days on a ketogenic diet in comparison to 30 days on a traditional western diet [64].
This study, published in the International Society
of Sports Nutrition journal, used 8 elite artistic
gymnasts in order to investigate the effects
of low carbohydrate, ketogenic diets on
performance and body composition over a 30 day period.
He notes that large numbers
of girls flocked to gymnastics classes after seeing the gold - medal
performances of Soviet
gymnast Olga Korbut in the 1972 Summer Olympics, during which Korbut displayed skills far superior to those
of the other
gymnasts.