Carb loading

How it is used

Common in marathon and endurance contexts. It usually refers to pre-event meal planning, not simply eating a lot of carbs at random.

Example sentences

1. For her first marathon, she practiced carb loading during training so race-week meals would not feel unfamiliar.

   Here the term means a planned nutrition strategy tested in advance, not a last-minute heavy dinner.

2. The team nutritionist explained that carb loading made sense for the long ride but not for our short recovery spin.

   In this example, the phrase refers to a tactic matched to long-duration effort rather than every workout.

Common collocations

• carb loading plan
• practice carb loading
• carb loading before a marathon
• carb loading strategy

Related terms

• marathonA long-distance running race of 42.195 kilometres (26.2 miles), usually held on roads; the word is also used for any very long event.
• triathlonAn endurance race in which athletes swim, cycle and then run, one straight after the other, over set distances.

More terms: Sports Nutrition

• protein
• hydration
• carbohydrate
• supplement
• creatine
• calorie deficit
• macros
• pre-workout
• electrolytes
• bulk up
• pre-match meal
• post-workout meal