For athletes engaged in endurance sports - such as running, cycling or swimming for more than two to three hours at a time - carbohydrates are a necessity to provide fuel to the muscles. Registered ...

Most of us have heard of carb loading as a way to prepare for a sporting event, but many of us don’t really know what it is, how it works and why it’s only appropriate at certain times — and for ...

Miami’s ING Marathon is only four days away. I’m counting because I’m running it. These last few days before a race find many athletes stressing out about food. The truth is, no matter how hard you’ve ...

The hot tip in diets now is low-carb and Atkins friendly. But when itcomes to carburetors and power, we're all in favor of loading up oncarbs and tuning them to work their best. To this end, we ...

Carbohydrates are essential if you want to perform well in long-distance running races. But, you need to start fueling earlier than the night before the race. This article provides the basics on how ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

How long before a marathon should you start carb loading, and how do you know how much to eat? Far more than just eating a bowl of pasta the night before, a good carb load can make all the difference ...

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