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Well-trained men cannot repeatedly supercompensate muscle glycogen after glycogen-depleting exercise and 2 days of a high-carbohydrate diet.
Practitioners should note that repeated high-intensity exercise may not lead to increased glycogen stores in well-trained individuals.
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We show that well-trained men cannot repeatedly supercompensate muscle [glycogen] after glycogen-depleting exercise and 2 d of a high-CHO diet.
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Failure to Repeatedly Supercompensate Muscle Glycogen Stores in Highly Trained Men
Patrick Mcinerney et al. · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise · 2005
DOI 10.1249/01.mss.0000155699.51360.2f
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