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    • Sports Nutrition

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    • Muscle glycogen is the primary energy source for prolonged, moderately high-intensity exercise (65-85% VO2 max).
    • Adequate glycogen reserves are essential for endurance athletes to sustain training and optimize performance.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To summarize the role of muscle glycogen in athletic performance.
    • To provide nutritional and training recommendations for endurance athletes.

    Main Methods:

    • Review of physiological energy systems during exercise.
    • Analysis of dietary carbohydrate impact on glycogen synthesis.
    • Examination of training tapering and carbohydrate loading strategies.

    Main Results:

    • Muscle glycogen availability directly limits endurance performance at specific intensities.
    • Post-exercise glycogen synthesis is dose-dependent on dietary carbohydrate intake.
    • Glycogen supercompensation through training tapering and increased carbohydrate intake can enhance endurance capacity.

    Conclusions:

    • Endurance athletes require consistent, high-carbohydrate diets (approx. 70% of calories) to maintain muscle glycogen stores for daily training.
    • Strategic carbohydrate loading protocols, including training tapering and increased intake prior to competition, can significantly improve endurance.
    • Optimizing muscle glycogen is a key nutritional strategy for maximizing athletic performance.