u/angryredditatheist

Super high carb training is all the rage these days and seems to be making huge gains in cycling, marathon running and especially in ultra endurance sports. I’m curious if it’s worth jumping on the high carb train as someone who at max races no more than 45 minutes on the trails. Obviously not gonna be taking in fuel when racing such short distances but would there be a benefit to taking in that much fuel during easy mileage? I already take in fuel during long runs but I’m specifically talking about training the gut and pushing past 60grams of carbs per hour. Do high level mid distance racers use this strategy?
Thanks 🙏

Super high carb training is all the rage these days and seems to be making huge gains in cycling and marathon running. as a skier who’s hoping to bump up to 700 hours this year I’m curious if it’s worth jumping on the high carb train? Specifically because most all of my races are between 2 and 45 minutes. There maybe one or two races a year where I’ll take a feed because they are so short and high intensity. I won’t be taking in huge amounts of fuel during a race so should I for a 4 hour OD? To be clear I already take in food water and eltrolytes in all my long training sessions over an hour. But I’m specifically talking about pushing the limits, training the gut, and going over 60grams of carbs per hour. Do. High level cross country skiers do this? I listened to an interview with Ben Ogden on the Devon kershaw show and he’s only been taking in fuel on long sessions since college and hasn’t yet hopped on the high carb train. But I haven’t heard anything from other skiers. Do any distance track athletes use this during training? I’d imagine there would be recovery benefits in training even if you aren’t eating a ton in a 20 minute race effort.