Carbohydrate loading involves techniques to load the muscle with glycogen maximally. Glycogen is a complex carbohydrate that consists of long chains of glucose molecules. Each gram of glycogen is stored in the muscles with three grams of water. Glycogen is also stored … [Read more...]
New Study Says Carbohydrate Loading Works for Bodybuilding by Jerry Brainum 2/20
In several past issues of Applied Metabolics, I have discussed carbohydrate loading for bodybuilders. Carbohydrate loading (CL) or simply carb loading, was first developed by Scandinavian sports scientists in 1967. It was not developed initially for bodybuilding purposes, but … [Read more...]