PMID- 18607222
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20080828
LR  - 20080708
IS  - 1537-8918 (Electronic)
IS  - 1537-890X (Linking)
VI  - 7
IP  - 4
DP  - 2008 Jul-Aug
TI  - The latest on carbohydrate loading: a practical approach.
PG  - 209-13
LID - 10.1249/JSR.0b013e31817ef9cb [doi]
AB  - High dietary carbohydrate (CHO) intake for several days before competition (CHO 
      loading) is known to increase muscle glycogen stores, with subsequent ergogenic 
      performance benefits often seen in events longer than 90 min in duration. 
      CHO-loading strategies vary in characteristics such as type and duration of 
      dietary manipulation and the accompanying exercise/training activities. 
      Additionally, glycogen concentration may remain elevated for up to 5 d. This 
      versatility in CHO-loading strategies allows the athlete greater flexibility in 
      tailoring pre-event preparation. Women who attempt to CHO load should be 
      particularly attentive to both total energy intake and relative CHO intake; 
      dietary CHO should exceed 8 g x kg body mass(-1) x d(-1) or 10 g x kg lean body 
      mass(-1) x d(-1). As long as the amount ingested is adequate for loading, the 
      type of CHO is less important, with the exception of 1-d loading protocols where 
      the glycemic index may be an important consideration.
FAU - Sedlock, Darlene A
AU  - Sedlock DA
AD  - Wastl Human Performance Laboratory, Purdue University, Department of Health and 
      Kinesiology, W. Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2046, USA. sedlock@purdue.edu
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - United States
TA  - Curr Sports Med Rep
JT  - Current sports medicine reports
JID - 101134380
RN  - 0 (Dietary Carbohydrates)
RN  - 9005-79-2 (Glycogen)
SB  - IM
MH  - Athletic Performance/*physiology
MH  - Body Size
MH  - Dietary Carbohydrates/*administration & dosage
MH  - Female
MH  - Glycogen/metabolism
MH  - Humans
MH  - Muscle, Skeletal/metabolism
MH  - Sex Factors
MH  - Sports
EDAT- 2008/07/09 09:00
MHDA- 2008/08/30 09:00
CRDT- 2008/07/09 09:00
PHST- 2008/07/09 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2008/08/30 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2008/07/09 09:00 [entrez]
AID - 00149619-200807000-00009 [pii]
AID - 10.1249/JSR.0b013e31817ef9cb [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Curr Sports Med Rep. 2008 Jul-Aug;7(4):209-13. doi: 10.1249/JSR.0b013e31817ef9cb.