Also known as carb loading or carbo-loading. It happens when a few days prior to an event an athlete increases his/her carbohydrate intake in order to maximize the amount of glycogen stored in the muscles and liver.
Any individual that trains hard must understand how important the role carbohydrates (CHO) play before, during, and after a workout/competition. It is important to know how much CHO to consume at these given times. The average athlete can store between 1500 - 2000 kilocalories (kcal) of CHO. When the CHO stores are depleted, the athlete can experience heavy and/or tired muscles, decreased performance, or overall fatigue.
