Car∙bo-load∙ing \ ‘kärbō-lōdiŋ \ n : a strategy employed by endurance athletes such as marathon runners to maximize the storage of glycogen in the muscles [1], and involves the decreasing of activity and increasing of carbohydrate consumption to about 70% of daily calorie intake about 3 to 4 days before the event [2].
Where first seen or heard: MarathonRookie.com’s Half Marathon Training for Beginners [3]
When: May 2nd, 2009
Usage in a sentence: “About 4 days before the Buffalo Half Marathon, Jawaad is going to reduce his runs to about 2 miles each and begin carbo-loading.”
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbohydrate_loading. Accessed May 7, 2009.
[2] http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/carbohydrate-loading/MY00223. Accessed May 7, 2009.
[3] http://www.marathonrookie.com/half-marathon-training.html. Accessed May 2, 2009.
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