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	Carbohydrate Loading
		By L. Lee Coyne, Ph.D. Carbohydrate loading or Glycogen loading is a concept derived from research published in Sweden by Drs.
		If an athlete glycogen loads to a maximum level they can be carrying an additional 4 to 6 pounds of water at the beginning of performance.
		My advice is to maintain good muscle glycogen levels with 40 percent of calories coming from complex carbohydrates; observe good recovery practices (see article on what to eat for optimum performance) and during long endurance performances consume a high quality sport drink to maintain the blood glucose levels.
	www.centralhome.com /ballroomcountry/carbohydrate-loading.htm (570 words)

	Carbohydrate - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Carbohydrate, any of a large group of compounds in which hydrogen and oxygen, in the proportions in which they exist in water, are combined with...
		Carbohydrates are the human body’s key source of energy, providing 4 calories of energy per gram.
		Carbohydrate metabolism denotes the various biochemical processes responsible for the formation, breakdown and interconversion of carbohydrates in living organisms.
	encarta.msn.com /Carbohydrate.html (196 words)

	Sid Valley Cycling Club - Carbohydrates
		Most dietary carbohydrates are in the form of the two monosaccharide sucrose (found in familiar table or cane sugar, apples, bananas, oranges) and lactose (milk sugar found in dairy products), or complex carbohydrates (starches) which are primarily supplied by grains.
		Carbohydrate loading, which traditionally involves avoiding all carbohydrates for several days, then forcing carbohydrates for the 2 or 3 days immediately prior to the event to maximize internal carbohydrate (glycogen) stores is not essential.
		A recent Canadian study suggested that the carbohydrate loading effect might be sex specific as a group of men increased their time to exhaustion by 45% while the comparable women's group had no change.
	www.svcc.org.uk /carbohydrates.htm (2116 words)

	The LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Carbohydrate loading is done by manipulating dietary carbohydrate intake and exercise duration the week before a race.
		The premise of carbohydrate loading is to supersaturate the muscle with glycogen - the storage form of dietary carbohydrate for later energy use.
		In order for carbohydrate loading to be effective, you must be trained and deplete the muscle group that you plan to use during competition.
	www.chicagomarathon.com /page_L2.aspx?Page_ID=719&SubMenu=&Nav_2_ID= (836 words)

	Nutritional Glossary Index: Carbohydrate thru Trans Fatty Acids
		Carbohydrate: One of the three nutrients that are used as energy sources (calories) by the body.
		Carbohydrate loading: Carbohydrate loading is a technique used to increase the amount of glycogen in muscles.
		Carbohydrate loading may be beneficial for athletes engaged in endurance sports which require 90 minutes or more of non-stop effort.
	www.medicinenet.com /script/main/art.asp?articlekey=10366&page=3 (822 words)

	Carbohydrate Loading
		The goal of carbohydrate loading is to superload muscles with glycogen to delay fatigue and enable you to maintain high intensity exercise for longer.
		Carbohydrate loading is a method of increasing stored glycogen by 200-300%, thereby allowing the athlete to delay fatigue and maintain high intensity exercise for longer.
		Carbohydrate loading is of no benefit for sports of short duration, and is undesirable in sports with strict weight criteria.
	www.hornetjuice.com /sports-nutrition-carbo-loading.html (713 words)

	The President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports - Publications
		Carbohydrates are sugars and starches found in foods like breads, cereals, fruits, vegetables, pasta, milk, honey, syrups and table sugar.
		Carbohydrate loading is a technique used to increase the amount of glycogen in muscles.
		Although carbohydrate loading may be beneficial for athletes participating in endurance sports which require 90 minutes or more of non-stop effort, most athletes needn't worry about carbohydrate loading.
	www.fitness.gov /faq.htm (1694 words)

	Web Archive Copy: Hot topics - Carbohydrate Loading
		Carbohydrate loading is a strategy involving changes to training and nutrition that can maximise muscle glycogen (carbohydrate) stores prior to endurance competition.
		Carbohydrate loading enables muscle glycogen levels to be increased to around 150-200 mmol/kg ww.
		Carbohydrate loading is generally not practical to achieve in team sports where games are played every 3-4 days.
	www.ausport.gov.au /fulltext/2003/ascpub/FactCLoad.asp (971 words)

	Carbohydrate Intake - Sports Nutrition - Choices in Sports - NCAA
		Carbohydrate (CHO) in the form of glycogen is the body's main fuel for high intensity activity.
		The use of CHO loading to maximize muscle glycogen stores at the beginning of exercise or competition could be beneficial for student athletes who participate in continuous exercise for more than 90-120 minutes (Wilkinson and Liebman, 1997).
		Although CHO loading can increase high intensity exercise time and duration it will not be effective until at least after the first hour of texercise has been completed for example, at 8-10 miles in the marathon (Coleman, 1991).
	www.drugfreesport.com /choices/nutrition/carbohydrate.html (1415 words)

	Archive Articles and Tips:: B.O.S.S. Fitness ::
		This carbohydrate store is basically human “starch” and is able to be quickly broken down to fuel the muscles during high intensity exercise (muscle glycogen) and to maintain blood glucose levels (liver glycogen).
		Therefore should no additional carbohydrate be ingested during prolonged exercise, the task of maintaining blood glucose levels rests firmly on the liver’s glycogen stores and gluconeogenesis (the manufacturing of glucose from plasma amino acids).
		A possible solution for water retention and weight gain is for the athlete to load to a lesser degree and ingest a carbohydrate/electrolyte enriched drink during exercise to help maintain blood glucose and electrolyte balance (consuming carbohydrate during an event in the fully loaded state is overkill and produces no additional benefit).
	www.bossfitness.com /archive-sports-nutrition.asp (1421 words)

	WHAT IS CARBOHYDRATE LOADING?
		Carbohydrates are your muscles' main source of fuel.
		This allows the carbohydrate loading to make sure you are pushing your glycogen limit.
		Carbohydrate loading helps your body store extra water and so weight gain mighty be an issue.
	www.harris-active.co.uk /whatiscarboloading.htm (289 words)

	carbo-loading \| women \| carbohydrate oxidation
		Carbohydrate supplementation during prolonged exercise is thought to enhance time to fatigue by maintaining blood glucose levels, thus facilitating a high rate of carbohydrate oxidation during the latter stages of exercise.
		Failure by women to consume as high an absolute amount of carbohydrate as men has been put forward as one of the reasons why women do not manage to improve their performance by means of carbo-loading.
		Previous studies on carbo-loading have shown that carbohydrate intake must reach 500g per day to optimally fill the muscle and liver glycogen stores in men, and it could be that the same principle holds for women.
	www.pponline.co.uk /encyc/carbo-loading.html (1057 words)

	CYCLING PERFORMANCE TIPS - carbohydrates
		Carbohydrates can also be rated by their glycemic index (GI).
		Tooth decay is a proven hazard of a high carbohydrate diet - especially when the teeth are continuously exposed to a sugar solution such as with sipping pop or chewing sugared gums.
		Complex carbohydrates, although absorbed more slowly (a lower glycemic index) lessening demands on the pancreas to release insulin and minimizing large blood sugar swings, can, when eaten in large amounts, move through the intestinal tract unabsorbed.
	www.cptips.com /cmplxcb.htm (2227 words)

	NISMAT Sports Nutrition Corner: Carbohydrate — Portal
		Paradoxically, carbohydrates are the preferred fuel during exercise of high intensity but they are stored in extremely limited amounts in the body.
		This is done by "carbohydrate loading" and is of value if you plan to compete in an event which will last for at least 90 minutes and which will lead to exhaustion or near exhaustion.
		Carbo loading actually entails a weeks worth of preparation: beginning a week prior to the event exercise is cut by 50% every second day, thus sparing the depletion of glycogen.
	www.nismat.org /nutricor/carbohydrate.html (867 words)

	Nutrition - Carbohydrates
		Foods containing simple carbohydrates are sweet tasting, like cookies, fruit, sugar, honey, candy, cake, etc Simple carbs are already very close to being in the digested form, so they pass into your bloodstream almost immediately.
		Carbohydrates are the brain and muscle's fuel, so your body needs to use carbs even while you sleep.
		Carbohydrates, especially complex carbohydrates are the most effecient fuel source for muscles and brain.
	www.indoorclimbing.com /carbohydrates.html (898 words)

	The Female Runner and Carbohydrate Loading (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Carbohydrates are the most important food required to complete the run.
		Loading techniques have taken many forms since the idea was first proposed about fifty years ago.
		Getting the required carbohydrates means basically forgetting about meat (or limiting it to a condiment), reducing fat intake, and making up these lost calories with dairy products, starches (breads, grains, pasta, potatoes, etc.) fruits, and vegetables.
	www.hhp.ufl.edu /faculty/pbird/keepingfit/ARTICLE/CARBO.HTM (584 words)

	Carbo-Loading
		Normal training diets should ideally be high in carbohydrate, low in fat and protein, so that the body is accustomed to taking in carbohydrates throughout the day.
		This carbohydrate can be in the form of complex carbohydrates (breads, pasta, potatoes, etc.) or in the form of simple sugars (fruits, sweets, etc.).
		Carbohydrate loading, also known as super-compensation, aims to prevent the onset of fatigue during endurance events.
	www.bodyandfitness.com /Information/Fitness/carb1.htm (1279 words)

	Carbohydrate Loading for Bodybuilding Competition
		The first is the gradual carbohydrate loading regime and this is the most effective and preferred means of preparing for an event.
		The same reason a bodybuilder looks better after an event is that the short carbohydrate load period of one to three days prior to the competition may not provide sufficient time to completely fill glycogen levels.
		Carbohydrate glycogen depletion would be the Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday prior to competition (only if prejudging is on a Saturday) prior to the competition.
	www.fitnessatlantic.com /carbohydrate-loading.htm (735 words)

	Carbo-Loading Diet
		A carbohydrate loading diet (also known as carbo-loading) is a strategy used by endurance athletes to increase muscle glycogen reserves in order to improve performance.
		Carbohydrate loading can be accomplished in two stages: the depletion stage and the carbohydrate loading stage.
		During the carbohydrate loading stage, the diet is switched to a high-carbohydrate intake (400–600 grams carbohydrate) for the next three days, while training time is reduced.
	www.gianteagle.com /healthnotes/Diet/Carbohydrate_Loading_Diet.htm (796 words)

	The Science of Carbohydrate Loading
		The human body is able to store carbohydrates for energy use in the liver and the muscles in the form of a substance known as glycogen.
		This carbohydrate store is basically human "starch" and is able to be quickly broken down to fuel the muscles during high intensity exercise (muscle glycogen) and to maintain blood glucose levels (liver glycogen).
		A possible solution for water retention and weight gain is for the athlete to load to a lesser degree and ingest a carbohydrate/electrolyte enriched drink during exercise to help maintain blood glucose and electrolyte balance (consuming carbohydrate during an event in the fully loaded state is overkill and produces no additional benefit).
	www.marathontraining.com /articles/art_39th.htm (1459 words)

	Sports and Nutrition - Questions Asked by Young Athletes
		Carbohydrate loading should not be confused with a diet high in carbohydrates, which is recommended for all athletes, including teenagers.
		Carbohydrate loading routines have not been thoroughly tested for the rapidly growing high-school athlete.
		During the high-protein, high-fat phase of carbohydrate loading, even the mature athlete may not perform as well and may feel exhausted.
	www.urbanext.uiuc.edu /hsnut/hsath3b.html (1417 words)

	Hi-Health Wellness Education Center (Site not responding. Last check: )
		For these reasons, carbohydrates may be the most important nutrient for sports performance.
		Carbohydrate loading can be accomplished in two stages: the depletion stage and the carbohydrate-loading stage.
		It requires the athlete to consume a 50% carbohydrate diet for the first three days and then increase to a 70% carbohydrate diet (or 4.5 grams per pound of body weight) for the last three days before competition.
	www.hihealth.com /wellness/?ContentID=1061003 (967 words)

	Carbohydrates
		Carbohydrates have the general molecular formula CH O, and thus were once thought to represent "hydrated carbon".
		Carbohydrates provide the bulk of the calories (4 kcal/gram) in most diets, and starches provide the bulk of that.
		There is some evidence that intense exercise and a high-carbohydrate diet ("carbo-loading") can increase the reserves of glycogen in the muscles and thus may help marathoners work their muscles somewhat longer and harder than otherwise.
	users.rcn.com /jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/C/Carbohydrates.html (828 words)

	Carbohydrate-Loading Diet
		A carbohydrate-loading diet (also known as carbo loading) is a strategy used by endurance athletes to increase muscle glycogen reserves in order to improve performance.
		Carbohydrate loading can be accomplished in two stages: the depletion stage and the carbohydrate-loading stage.
		It requires the athlete to consume a 50% carbohydrate diet for the first three days and then increase to a 70% carbohydrate diet (or 4.5 grams per pound of body weight) for the last three days before competition.
	www.vitaminshoppe.com /content/en/healthguide/hncontent_printable.jsp?pagetitle=Healthnotes&queryString=org%3DVSI%26intsource%3Dhc%26ContentID%3D1061003%26category%3DDiet%26title%3DCarbohydrate%252DLoading%2520Diet%26type%3D (967 words)

	Bodybuilding.com - Geoffrey B Miller - Creatine And Carbohydrates 10 Days Out From The Show!
		Creatine loading is an attempt to saturate and maintain a higher level of creatine in the muscle cells.
		Loading with creatine and carbohydrates before a bodybuilding competition can be good but you have to watch when and how much to do.
		The application of carbohydrate manipulation in contest preparation is its intent on muscle glycogen and water content.
	www.bodybuilding.com /fun/issa120.htm (579 words)

	News
		In the final 3 to 4 days before the race the athlete then alters his or her diet to include 90 percent of his or her calories from carbohydrate and, in terms of training, continues to taper and rest.
		This classic method of carbohydrate loading became less popular with athletes as they realized the high risks involved with exhaustive training session one week before competition, as well as the extremes involved in the diet, where a very low carbohydrate intake can leave athletes feeling lethargic, not to mention cranky.
		To that point, it is important to recognize that carbohydrate loading, also called glycogen super compensation, can cause you to retain an advantageous 2 to 3 pounds of water-fluid that promotes hydration for race day.
	www.insidetri.com /portal/news/news.asp?item=104693 (1325 words)

	Fat Loading
		This study may be criticized because it did not compare a high carbohydrate diet (70% of calories) to the high fat diet.
		A high carbohydrate diet would provide higher muscle glycogen stores and a longer cycling time to exhaustion than the 50% carbohydrate diet used in the study.
		Diets were assigned for seven days in the order of normal diet (2,789 kcal, 61% carbohydrate, 24% fat), high fat diet (3,500 kcal, 50% carbohydrate, and 38% fat), and high carbohydrate diet (3,500 kcal, 73% carbohydrate, and 15% fat).
	www.cruciblefitness.com /nutrition/etips/FatL.htm (822 words)

	Carbohydrate
		Carbohydrate loading or Glycogen loading is a concept derived from research published in Sweden by Drs.
		Starches are complex carbohydrates that take longer to be digested and include foods such as breads, grains, pasta, tortillas, noodles, fruits and vegetables.
		Carbohydrate is converted to triglyceride utilizing glycerol phosphate and acetyl CoA obtained from glycolysis.
	www.lycos.com /info/carbohydrate--low-carbohydrate.html?page=3 (522 words)

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