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Nutrition for endurance and ultra-endurance athletes with Trent Stellingwerff, PhD | EP#265

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The Potential Benefits of Training with Low Glycogen

This chapter discusses the potential benefits of training with low glycogen contents in endurance athletes, including increased endurance adaptations. However, the studies analyzing performance outcomes from this type of training have not provided definitive results, possibly due to athletes doing less total work during low glycogen sessions. The chapter also explores the implementation of carbohydrate availability in high intensity and endurance workouts.

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