Carb Loading Protocols - The Science By Luke Rodriguez, MS, RDN Carb loading is one of the most misunderstood nutrition strategies in distance running. Athletes think it means eating a big pasta dinner the night before a race. That's not carb loading — that's just dinner. Real carb loading means systematically flooding your muscles with glycogen over 2–3 days before a long event. Done right, you can increase your stored glycogen by 50% or more — and at 7,100 feet in Colorado Sprin...

Carb Loading Protocols - The Science By Luke Rodriguez, MS, RDN Carb loading is one of the most misunderstood nutrition strategies in distance running. Athletes think it means eating a big pasta dinner the night before a race. That's not carb loading — that's just dinner. Real carb loading means systematically flooding your muscles with glycogen over 2–3 days before a long event. Done right, you can increase your stored glycogen by 50% or more — and at 7,100 feet in Colorado Sprin...