When to use this
Any evening before an early-morning run, when tonight's dinner is quietly the real pre-run meal.
- The team has early practices and athletes cannot stomach much before dawn.
- A runner keeps reporting flat legs on early quality days.
- Dinner happens early and the athlete heads to bed with a long overnight fast ahead of a workout.
Evidence sources
These references support the handout’s general education. Individual medical, supplement, laboratory, or injury questions should be handled by the appropriate qualified clinician.
- Thomas DT, Erdman KA, Burke LM.(2016) ACSM/AND/DC Joint Position Statement: Nutrition and Athletic Performance.
- Burke LM, van Loon LJ, Hawley JA. (2017) Postexercise muscle glycogen resynthesis in humans. Journal of Applied Physiology, 122(5):1055-1067.
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