His theory has been discredited by current research.
High performance (efforts above 75% of VO2 max) require carbs after no more than 30mins.
If one stays below that level fat is adequate.
Not a lot of people exercise at or above 75% of max, but some of us do.
And there not a lot of things that feel worse than a hard bonk.
“His theory has been discredited by current research. High performance (efforts above 75% of VO2 max) require carbs after no more than 30mins.”
I think that he found the same, hitting a wall as he called it, where the brain is being protected. But like you say, 75% is top-notch.
But I generally target my posts to the other 99.9998% of the country.