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Do Low-Carb Diets Help Swim Performances?

By Abbie Fish, Ritter Sports Performance, 10/12/18, 12:00PM PDT

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However, cutting down carbs tends to cost us in our overall potential through the long term –especially for active athletes.

If you’re a health conscious person living in the modern world, you’ve inevitably encountered the idea that low-carb diets are a good approach for weight loss. You may have even seen some stories about athletes running ketogenic diets, a very low-carb approach, having success in endurance efforts such as iron-mans and other triathlons.

What do we make of all this?

Should you experiment with these approaches if you’re an active swimmer? Let’s get you some answers.

Can low-carb diets help people lose weight? Of course, but is it specifically because you’ve reduced carbs? Or just calories? Are there some potential consequences to drastically cutting your carb intake? These are the bigger questions that need to be addressed.