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69.2% of powerlifters reported intraexercise nutrition strategies, primarily ingesting more carbohydrate rich foods.

Encourage powerlifters to consume carbohydrates during training to enhance performance.

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Most powerlifters reported intraexercise nutrition strategies (n = 211; 69.2%), of which most included ingesting more CHO rich foods (n = 159; 74.5%) for the purpose of feeling less hungry and/or boosting energy levels during training (n = 129; 61.1%).
Andrew King et al. · Nutrition · 2024

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Based on cross-sectional survey design.

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Fueling for and recovering from resistance training: The periworkout nutrition practices of competitive powerlifters

Andrew King et al. · Nutrition · 2024

DOI 10.1016/j.nut.2024.112389

cross-sectional · n=305Cited 7×
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