[NSV] and some questions keto

My NSV is that I played full court basketball today for the first time in at least ten months. I was exhausted, but I dragged my butt, albeit a lighter one than a few weeks ago, up and down the court against a bunch of 18-22 year olds (I work at a university). It was ugly and I'm tired, but I also sweated a lot and played pick up ball for a solid 90 minutes. I'll view that as an NSV.

On my way home, I started thinking about how my body reacts to the exercise and I have some questions for the pros here at /r/keto:

1. Does exercising first burn any spare carbs in your bloodstream, even if you've been on keto for a few weeks and are pretty sure you're in ketosis? Or does ketosis mean your body just ignores any carbs and burns fat/protein for energy?

2. Broth. It seems like something magical as I've read this subreddit for a couple weeks now. Headache? Broth. Stomach acting up? Broth. Cramps? Broth. Knowing I definitely lost some electrolytes playing ball today, I did what any good /r/keto newbie would do - I warmed up and gulped down some mf'ing broth! It was chicken broth and I just poured a cup out of the container in our refrigerator, warmed it up in the microwave, and drank it (after adding some extra salt). Am I doing it right? Is that all there is to this magical potion? Honestly, it was disgusting. But I did and and will continue to do it after exercise if it will help me balance my electrolytes out.

3. Regarding IF, I've been intrigued and think I can add it to my keto routine; however, how often does it need to be done to have any effects? Is once a week going to have any benefits or do I need to do it more often?

Thanks in advance. I know I can probably do a bunch of searches and find an answer to #3 especially, but I like conversation and hope you'll tolerate my newbie questions.

TL:DR: I played hoops for the first time in months and first time on keto. Yay! But it raised questions about carb burning, broth consumption, and IF.

Submitted April 14, 2017 at 07:55AM by bigguydoingketo http://ift.tt/2oFlKFd keto