carbohydrate loading
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Definition
Noun: - A dietary strategy involving the consumption of foods high in starch to increase carbohydrate reserves in muscles: This practice is specifically used by athletes to maximize the storage of glycogen, the body's primary fuel source for prolonged, intense exercise.
Usage
Carbohydrate loading is a planned nutritional protocol. It is typically implemented in the days leading up to an endurance event. - The marathon runner began carbohydrate loading three days before the race. - Successful carbohydrate loading can delay the onset of fatigue during long competitions.
Advanced Usage
- "to carbo-load" (verb): The action of engaging in carbohydrate loading.
- The cyclists will carbo-load with pasta and rice in the final preparation phase.
Variants and Related Words
- Carbo loading (n): A common abbreviated form of "carbohydrate loading."
- His pre-race routine includes strict carbo loading.
- Glycogen loading (n): A more technical term referring to the same process of maximizing glycogen stores.
Synonyms
- Glycogen supercompensation: The physiological process that carbohydrate loading aims to achieve.
- Carb-loading: An informal synonym.
Related Phrases
- Taper and load: A combined strategy where an athlete reduces training volume (taper) while increasing carbohydrate intake (load) before an event.
- The final week is all about the taper and load to be ready for race day.
Noun
- a diet of foods high in starch that increases carbohydrate reserves in muscles
- carbo loading is used by endurance athletes just before competing