Sure, we’re all familiar with the word “carbohydrate,” but what exactly is a carb, what does it do, and why should triathletes want to carb load? Let's begin with the basics. Carbohydrates are one of ...

Carb-loading before exercise is believed to fuel workouts and help speed recovery. As evidenced by your prerace or pregame pasta dinners in high school, the mainstream conversation around this topic ...

Carb loading is a sacrosanct part of the training cycle. In the days leading up to a race, the committed distance runner is compelled to eat an industrial amount of carbohydrate-rich food. That’s why ...

With Hong Kong having hosted its largest Hyrox event to date, experts share practical advice on how best to fuel for race day ...

Does carb-loading actually work? It's a fair question when you consider your running diet. Excess carbs can lead to weight gain (especially simple carbs, such as sugar or white bread), even when ...

Carbohydrate loading, more commonly known as ‘carb loading’, is an important nutrition strategy used by endurance athletes to ...

Starting a long-distance race with full a full tank of glycogen (aka stored carbs in your muscles and liver) can help you avoid the dreaded “bonk”. For years, it has been a popular practice to hit up ...

For many years, sports nutrition was rooted in a simple metaphor: the body is an engine, glycogen (the body’s quick-release carbohydrate reserve) is its fuel, and fatigue occurs when the tank runs low ...

If like most of us, you treat filling up on bread, Dominos and pasta like some kind of calorific religion, then you’re in luck. Because there are some occasions where this obsession could come in ...