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What diet is recommended when someone is doing endurance training?

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Dr. Martin Fried answered

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High complex carbs: For endurance training you need to store alot of glycogen in your muscles. Glycogen comes from carbohydrates in your diet. Thats why you hear the term carbohydrate loading before a big race. More carbs, more glycogen, longer endurance due to breakdown of glycogen to glucose in the blood and energy for the muscles.

Answered 12/17/2012

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