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
