Northern Nutritionals

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  • Carnitine and Energy Mobilization

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    Karline Jensen
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    Stephens et al. (2013) reported new data from a randomized controlled trial by Wall et al. (2011).  In this trial, there were seven participants each in the intervention and in the placebo.  They were all moderately trained recreational athletes.  Both groups drank a beverage containing 80 g of carbohydrate twice a day, in the morning…

  • Glycogen Replenishment

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    A strategy referred to as “sleep low-train low” involves scheduling carbohydrate intake around the training schedule so that some, but not all, workouts are performed in a state where the muscles do not have maximum glucose available to do the work.  Several randomized trials with trained male athletes have investigated the effects of this strategy…