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178: Expert Edition: Trent Stellingwerff - (PhD) Director Performance Solutions Canadian Sport Institute-Fuelling for endurance sports & Energy Availability

The Physical Performance Show

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The Importance of Carbohydrate Loading

When you glycogen load, a lot of athletes will increase body weight by about 1 to 2%. That extra body weight on a 10K hilly road race is probably worse. Because you're having in just 10K, you're probably not muscle glycogen limited and now you've just added water weight to the star line.

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