Abstract:354Muscle glycogen depletion and/or hypoglycemia during exercise are closely associated with fatigue, and so increasing body carbohydrate (CHO) stores before exercise and/or suppressing CHO oxidation during exercise are both essential for improving endurance performance (1,2).Recently, a simple and/or practical method of ingesting an adequate amount of CHO for a few days before competition has been recommended to effectively increase body CHO stores, in contrast to the classic 1-wk glycogen-loading regimen acc… Show more
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