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The Everyday Athlete

The Everyday Athlete is brought to you by Portland Velo member and racer Heidi Swift. The full text of these posts can be found on Heidi's blog. If you have any questions or comments, please contact Heidi.





Glycogen Loading: Pre-Race Rituals for Entering the Carb Kingdom

There was a thread in the Cross Crusades forums last week about pre-race nutrition. I neglected to chime in, but I thought I’d share my nutritional preparation strategies here. My diet is typically about 30% carbs, 30% fat, and 40% protein. If you know your macronutrients well, you’ll notice that it’s a pretty low-carb [...]

Read the complete post at http://everydayathlete.wordpress.com/2007/10/14/glycogen-loading-pre-race-rituals-for-entering-the-carb-kingdom/


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