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Carb loading?

braydenscott
braydenscott Posts: 5
edited March 4 in Fitness and Exercise
I've been hearing the term "carb loading" a lot and I was wondering what it means? And why carbs are so important to runners before a meet? Thanks guys!

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  • cwrig
    cwrig Posts: 190 Member
    Its important especially for longer distances. For short activities you will likely have enough stored energy.

    Its basically to make sure you energy reserves are not depleted before starting an endurance activity.
  • _Waffle_
    _Waffle_ Posts: 13,049 Member
    If you're doing a run longer than 2 hours then this becomes a factor. Shorter than that and your body will have enough energy stored normally to account for the exercise.
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