Sports periodization has traditionally focused on the exercise aspect of athletic preparation,
while neglecting the integration of other elements that can impact an athlete's readiness for …

The ability of ketogenic low‐carbohydrate (CHO) high‐fat (K‐LCHF) diets to enhance
muscle fat oxidation has led to claims that it is the 'future of elite endurance sport'. There is …

Key points Three weeks of intensified training and mild energy deficit in elite race walkers
increases peak aerobic capacity independent of dietary support. Adaptation to a ketogenic …

A key element contributing to deteriorating exercise capacity during physically demanding
sport appears to be reduced carbohydrate availability coupled with an inability to effectively …

Abstract During the period 1985–2005, studies examined the proposal that adaptation to a
low-carbohydrate (< 25% energy), high-fat (> 60% energy) diet (LCHF) to increase muscle …

The application of molecular techniques to exercise biology has provided novel insight into
the complexity and breadth of intracellular signaling networks involved in response to …

Interventions aimed at increasing fat metabolism could potentially reduce the symptoms of
metabolic diseases such as obesity and type 2 diabetes and may have tremendous clinical …

Context Low-carbohydrate diets have been popularized without detailed evidence of their
efficacy or safety. The literature has no clear consensus as to what amount of carbohydrates …

Skeletal muscle shows an enormous plasticity to adapt to stimuli such as contractile activity
(endurance exercise, electrical stimulation, denervation), loading conditions (resistance …

Over the last decade, in support of training periodization, there has been an emergence
around the concept of nutritional periodization. Within athletics (track and field), the science …