II. Efficacy
- No benefit for events shorter than 1 hour
III. Classic Regimen
- Days 1 to 3
- Intense exhaustive Exercise
- Keep Carbohydrates under 10% of total calories
- Depletes Muscle glycogen stores
- Days 4 to 6
- Increase Carbohydrates to over 80% of calories
- Day 7: Competitive Event
- Pre-event meal Carbohydrates over 80% of calories
IV. Modified Regimen
- Days 1 to 3
- Moderate Carbohydrate diet (50% of calories)
- Days 4 to 6
- High Carbohydrate diet (80% of calories)
- Day 7: Competitive Event
- Pre-event meal Carbohydrates over 80% of calories