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Resting muscle glycogen levels were elevated on day 3 but not on day 5 compared to day 1.
Monitoring glycogen levels is crucial for understanding recovery in trained athletes.
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Compared with day 1, resting muscle [glycogen] was elevated on day 3 but not day 5 (435+/-57 vs 713+/-60 vs 409+/-40 mmol.kg, P<0.001).
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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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