vincentcarnivore

I agree completely, I have made this point before, we did not evolve in an industrialized agricultural society, we would never have access to such abundance of carbohydrates.

I agree with that logic, I can literally benefit from carb loading, and it would give you quick access to a potent energy source for high intensity workouts, but as you said if you are metabolically healthy and truly fat adaptative, you don't need it. I think from an evolutionary sense, we did not have access to carbs to go hunt and to high intensity "work outs", we were probably primarily always in a state of ketosis. That being said, I think as you said if you are in a healthy state, it probably gives your freedom to play with different mechanisms and variables.

Hey guys, new to the forum, I decided to join because I don't have many people around me who eat a primarily meat-based diet. I eat steak and 6 eggs every day, but I would not say I am PURE carnivore as I partake in coffee, some spices, etc. I do high intensity weightlifting and I want to maximize my performance, any of you guys out their experiment with preloading honey or carbs before a high intensity workout to maximize the performance? There is no denying carbs are a good fuel source, and the release of insulin is anabolic, I quote "Considering that it promotes nutrient storage and helps prevent cell breakdown, insulin is considered an anabolic hormone. This lends it well to bodybuilding, in which the central purpose is to build up muscle mass through strategic diet and exercise." I am not promoting the use of carbs outside of an immediate fuel source in a high intensity setting, but could you not quickly go back into ketosis and have the benefit of the fuel source for the workout? Thoughts?