> There is plenty of work showing that physical endurance increases after extended periods on keto
Not really.
Yes, athletes do suffer an adaptation, but it's basically about returning to near baseline levels (i.e. from sucking badly to sucking less). And as a matter of fact, the peak performance never recovers to full capacity ;-)
Here's a list of studies on this subject — all of them showing a dicrease in performance:
And endurance exercise could see a benefit in some circumstances, although this is highly debatable, however also in athletes a keto diet can lead to lean mass being lost:
Not really.
Yes, athletes do suffer an adaptation, but it's basically about returning to near baseline levels (i.e. from sucking badly to sucking less). And as a matter of fact, the peak performance never recovers to full capacity ;-)
Here's a list of studies on this subject — all of them showing a dicrease in performance:
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2279002/
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14967870
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4113752/
There's also this one that shows no difference in endurance performance at low/moderate intensity, a far cry from your claim:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6865776
And endurance exercise could see a benefit in some circumstances, although this is highly debatable, however also in athletes a keto diet can lead to lean mass being lost:
https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/master201019/109/