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Carbs and muscle growth - With Joe Agu

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How to Replace Glycolic Levels After a Workout

The best approach rather than focusing on replenishment per se is probably to try to ensure that glycogen levels are recently stocked up. Even over a course of a fairly voluminous workout, it's only going to be around 20% to 40% depletion there. So, within that post-exercise window, I think it's worth trying to consume at least a gram or two per kilo of body mass within the first couple of hours after that session. And as long as you're hitting your daily carbohydrate goals for that given day, then there's not really any much more you can do. But in terms of inhibition of glycosine replenishment with muscle damage, even then if

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