Hypothesis: Disproven?

Perhaps this series is useful - the "science of training" featuring actual measurements...

https://youtu.be/QqGERlAuzos

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Originally Posted by woods223

Just curious, do you actually measure your blood ketone levels to ensure you’re in ketosis or just guess. Only ask as a mate follows keto diet and it’s not something you just switch to effortlessly.

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There was a guy on a podcast I listened to who decided to go full keto not long before going on a mountain goat hunt in central asia. He got keto flu and altitude sickness at the same time and spent the trip lying on the floor of the tent while his mates went hunting. At a guess a trip like that is $20000 plus which he will never see again and there's plenty of into that backs up what you said about it not being a diet you can decide to suddenly do.

Another one is this stuff called Enerlyte

I keep a box in the bathroom drawers rather than take it out on the hill - I find rehydration helps with hangovers or if you have the shits
Chemist only, tastes reassuringly medicinal

This is an interesting article about sodium supplements and ultramarathon runners.
https://relentlessforwardcommotion.c...ltramarathons/

From what I could see taking sodium supplements made no difference to hyponatremia. It seemed that the major predictor of hyponatremia was a lack of preparation, in that it seemed to occur more in runners that had done less training.

I always take electrolyte sachets and/or salt pills (I sweat quite egregiously though).

Something like the below.

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Amazing I run purely on water and normal food, usually dehydrate for dinner and chocolate flavoured porridge for breakfast out on the hill. I use no salt in anything not even when cooking at home and have been competing at amateur sports since age 7. Think I had cramp once in my teens. I eat what my body is used to, trouble is its fairly large quantities and for those that know me they are often astonished at the amount I eat.