carb loading
Pasta before marathons
Carb loading is the practice of eating large amounts of carbohydrates before an endurance event to maximize glycogen stores in muscles.
Athletes typically carb load in the days before a marathon or long-distance race: I'm carb loading tonight—pasta for dinner.
The term sometimes appears humorously to justify eating bread or pasta without athletic purpose.
- glycogenStored glucose polymer
- breadLeavened flour product
- taperingProgressive decrease in width
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- carbohydratesSugar-based energy compounds
whole grains · marathon · cycling · oatmeal · pasta · rice · triathlon · energy gels · potatoes · night before · running · distance runner · long run · race day · bananas · sports drinks · caloric intake · training
- Sports Nutritionprotein, carbohydrates, carbs, electrolytes, hydration
- fitnessfitness, exercise, gym, workout, running
- sports termssoccer, football, basketball, tennis, golf
- athlete lifestyletraining, workouts, gym, practice, recovery
- consumptioneating, drinking, consuming, ingestion, ingesting
- dietsvegan, ketogenic, vegetarian, keto, Atkins diet
carb loadingketogenic diet
Carb-restricted eating approach
keto · low-carb diet · Atkins diet · carnivore diet · ketosis
carb loadingfasting
Deliberate food avoidance
starvation · caloric restriction · water fasting · intermittent fasting · intuitive eating