Research
Metabolic adaptation
Cycling performance improved by approximately 6% after training in the High carbohydrate group.
Endurance training with high carbohydrate intake can lead to significant performance improvements.
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Cycling performance improved by approximately 6% after training.
Why this rating
Based on study design from abstract.
Source
Daily training with high carbohydrate availability increases exogenous carbohydrate oxidation during endurance cycling
Gregory R. Cox et al. · Journal of Applied Physiology · 2010
rct · n=16Cited 165×
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