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To understand the importance of timing CHO intake, it is necessary to understand the two phases of CHO resynthesis. Thus, various studies have indicated that glycogen resynthesis after exercise occ...
Is there a glycogen threshold?
Deliberate training with reduced carbohydrate (CHO) availability to enhance resistance training-induced skeletal muscle metabolic adaptations (i.e., the 'train low, race high' paradigm) is a hot to...
A major challenge in multi-stage races, such as Grand V cycling tours and the Marathon des Sables, is maintaining adequate carbohydrate availability. This is because we quickly deplete carbohydrate...
In the hours and days following a workout, you "recover," and your performance capacity returns to normal (and may even improve). The length of this process depends on many factors, including, of c...
The importance of the ratio in the recovery
Currently, no brand on the market differentiates between recovery with fast- or slow-assimilating carbohydrates. Current scientific evidence supports a 2:1 ratio when it comes to recovery.
Examples of nutrition and post-recovery after periods of sports hiatus