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rui.jm.silva on February 6, 2019 at 11:58 am · in reply to: Diet at 8000m to keep fat adaptation #16496

I found a really nice study:
https://academic.oup.com/jn/article/128/1/50/4728756

“From our results, a recommendation not to exclude palatable high fat foods at the high and extreme altitude camps can be made for future expeditions. Inclusion of such items would allow the climbers to self-select energy-dense foods along with the easily prepared, high carbohydrate foods needed for endurance. Items such as cheese, canned fish in oil, retort sausages, and chocolate bars, among others, meet these criteria for the high fat foods. Provision and modest consumption of such energy-dense foods may help provide the extra energy necessary to ensure climbing success and, perhaps, survival.”

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rui.jm.silva on February 4, 2019 at 3:43 pm · in reply to: Diet at 8000m to keep fat adaptation #16414

I usually don’t loose my appetite while in the mountain, at least up to 7000m. And so far I never lost any weight.
Since climbing 8000m must be much more difficult, I’m looking to all the means that can give me some sort of boost, such as continuing fat adapted. That’s why I’d like to find the right balance between consuming a fat diet without compromising the body’s ability to digest this kind of diet at altitude.

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rui.jm.silva on April 5, 2018 at 4:32 am · in reply to: Fit to Climb 8000m: CTL required vs. 24 week Plan #9115

Since I’m now starting the last month of the plan before going to Denali, should I double (or increase significantly) the aerobic activities?
Should I increase the weight of the water carries?
Does this also apply to the recovery runs? Instead of a 30min recovery run, can I run for 1h?
When I started the plan I was in a pretty good shape. I’ve gone to Aconcagua after the first 8 weeks and it felt easy (well, not easy, but much easier than expected).