Carbs are King. We’ve been preached this and have seen the best pro performances cited to be fueled by 80-100g of carbs per hour (even higher in some cases like Sam Long in IM Maryland… not a great performance but still)
So, what is plews trying to prove by taking 1 gel (25g of carb) on the marathon and performing well? I know he is a big believer of low carb training and diet, but that seemed to just be to make your body more efficient at burning fat, now it seems he’s recommending eating nothing from hours 5-8 of an IM?
Nutrition is subjective of course, and what works for him probably wouldn’t work mentally/physically for 90% of athletes, but interested if anyone else has attempted this fueling strategy or has any other thoughts on the performance.
Thanks!
If he takes more gels and goes faster do you change your view??
Dan is a Rockstar ironman athletes ( always has been) that should be considered a pro with his training volume and history. he has been selling a product for years with x as an idea.
But if he had to race pros with his theory we would say he is doing it wrong. ( ENTER SAM LONG)
but since we are comparing him to the age group level he must be doing something better???
If you have watched Lionel lately do his tests he shows his paces are far superior to Dan’s for burning fat. yet he takes more fuel as he isn’t pacing for a 8:30 Ironman he is pacing for a 7:30 or else he loses.
That said always do what you think works best for you, the mind is very individual with cause and effect. and guys at the front race for 7-8 hours not 12-14 hours which is a totally different race , pace, and fueling requirements.
Dan Plews is not a full time athlete. I don’t think any pros work as much as him?
Has Sam Long ever had a really good ironman?
I’ve seen Hayden Wilde sponsored by s-fuels in the past (not sure if he still is). I’d be interested if he has ever gone low-carb as I understand s-fuels is low carb?
I don’t mean pro because they don’t work ??? I was a pro that worked 40-50 hours a week with a wife that worked full time and a child near the end of that. pro qualifications. MEETS THE STANDARD PACES AND ABILITIES.
Pro is the ability to be fast and handle the requirements. Dan has been doing this since he was 9 years old and has a huge volume of training in his body.
read this and save me some time. A Kona title defense is not on the mind of Dan Plews - Slowtwitch.com
you can see he isn’t new and has always been very fast ( and does full time volume before big races) and pre super shoes was putting in fast times that were at the pro level, he just choose the age group category.
Sam Long has had several good ironman races. I think personally Sam long treats ironman’s as a second thought to 70.3, but also Sam CDL win was solid.
not sure about the other points you mention.