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A new carbo-loading regimen developed by scientists at the University of Western Australia calls for a normal diet with light training until the day before the race. On the day before the race, the athlete performs a very short, extremely high-intensity workout (such as a few minutes of sprinting) then consumes 12 g of carbohydrate per kilogram of lean mass over the next 24 hours.
Carbohydrate loading is used to ensure that the initial glycogen levels are maximized, thus prolonging the exercise. [11] This technique amounts to increasing complex carbohydrate intake during the last few days before the event. Consuming food or drinks containing carbohydrates during the exercise.
He also reversed the carbohydrate-loading advice he had given previously to athletes, and which had featured extensively in his book Lore of Running. [8] He has cited the effects of diabetes on his father and his father's life regrets as important motivation for his efforts to promulgate his dietary advice. [2]
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Whereas glycemic index is defined for each type of food, glycemic load can be calculated for any size serving of a food, an entire meal, or an entire day's meals. [citation needed] Glycemic load of a 100 g serving of food can be calculated as its carbohydrate content measured in grams (g), multiplied by the food's GI, and divided by 100.
Athletes that are actively training lose water and electrolytes from their bodies by sweating, and expending energy.Sports drinks are sometimes chosen to be a solution for this problem through fluid replacement, carbohydrate loading and nutrient supplementation, [4] although the same source also states that "Whether water or a sports drink is consumed is the athlete's choice."