Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Link: open.substack.com/pub/staycuriousmetabolism/p/the-carb-loading-myth-is-finally?r=40ekz2&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

The long-standing belief that athletes need massive amounts of carbohydrates for peak performance just took a major hit. A large meta-analysis show that carb recommendations are wildly inflated, often by up to tenfold. The full deep dive explains the physiology, the data, and what this means for real-world training.

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