I have taken up an exercise programme in the last 6 weeks with weights, sprinting and walking.
Ive been eating Peaty with high sugar (honey, fruit, OJ), lowish fat (some butter, some coconut oil and Brie for high K2) and have had good results.
After browsing the forum and reading some of Westside pufas posts, this week I have switched from sugar to starch, specifically, mashed potato starch.
The results have been incredible. The main differences I have noticed are a complete removal of pain post workout muscle discomfort, a general feeling of far more energy throughout workouts and the day in general and overall feeling of great wellbeing. I have also lost stomach fat and maintained overllal weight so assume my muscles are growing well.
I know some on here arent fans of starch but I believe looking at Rays work there is a strong argument for mashed potato consumption.
I found this...
Dr. Ray Peat: Yes, these are the equivalent carbon framework of the essential amino acids but they lack the ammonia needed to make the complete essential amino acid. And potato happens to be very rich in these, probably a lot of fruits are, but they haven't been analyzed. But we did -- we juiced a potato and ran it on paper chromatograph and saw that it was very rich in all of the equivalents of the essential amino acids but when you test it chemically it has a very low amount of protein in the potato but when you eat it, these keto acids are changed once they get into your bloodstream just by absorbing ammonia they change into the essential amino acids and can support protein synthesis. So if a person has a very low kidney function and can't get rid of a lot of urea instead of needing dialysis, if they eat these keto acids instead of protein, they can recycle their ammonia over and over instead of making it into urea that needs to be excreted. And potatoes are a very rich source of this protein equivalent such that if you mash two pounds of potatoes, you can think of it as being equivalent to a quart of milk for protein value and it also has a good balance of all the other nutrients, so that if you choose it and get rid of the starch, then you have an extremely concentrated high-value nutrient.
and I further interested in this work, Westside PUFA has already posted.
McCarbthyism
This focuses on the unique ability of starch to be stored as energy in muscles which I think explains the wellbeing I have felt this week - I have seen some argue scientifically against this, but for me, empirically, I have seen a significant difference in only one week...
Thoughts?
Ive been eating Peaty with high sugar (honey, fruit, OJ), lowish fat (some butter, some coconut oil and Brie for high K2) and have had good results.
After browsing the forum and reading some of Westside pufas posts, this week I have switched from sugar to starch, specifically, mashed potato starch.
The results have been incredible. The main differences I have noticed are a complete removal of pain post workout muscle discomfort, a general feeling of far more energy throughout workouts and the day in general and overall feeling of great wellbeing. I have also lost stomach fat and maintained overllal weight so assume my muscles are growing well.
I know some on here arent fans of starch but I believe looking at Rays work there is a strong argument for mashed potato consumption.
I found this...
Dr. Ray Peat: Yes, these are the equivalent carbon framework of the essential amino acids but they lack the ammonia needed to make the complete essential amino acid. And potato happens to be very rich in these, probably a lot of fruits are, but they haven't been analyzed. But we did -- we juiced a potato and ran it on paper chromatograph and saw that it was very rich in all of the equivalents of the essential amino acids but when you test it chemically it has a very low amount of protein in the potato but when you eat it, these keto acids are changed once they get into your bloodstream just by absorbing ammonia they change into the essential amino acids and can support protein synthesis. So if a person has a very low kidney function and can't get rid of a lot of urea instead of needing dialysis, if they eat these keto acids instead of protein, they can recycle their ammonia over and over instead of making it into urea that needs to be excreted. And potatoes are a very rich source of this protein equivalent such that if you mash two pounds of potatoes, you can think of it as being equivalent to a quart of milk for protein value and it also has a good balance of all the other nutrients, so that if you choose it and get rid of the starch, then you have an extremely concentrated high-value nutrient.
and I further interested in this work, Westside PUFA has already posted.
McCarbthyism
This focuses on the unique ability of starch to be stored as energy in muscles which I think explains the wellbeing I have felt this week - I have seen some argue scientifically against this, but for me, empirically, I have seen a significant difference in only one week...
Thoughts?