# @mackinprof on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2025-05-25T13:32:33.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Stuart Phillips (@mackinprof) — https://gondola.cc/mackinprof

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Can Women Store Carbs and Glycogen Load?

• Tarnopolsky et al. (1995) found that women did not increase muscle glycogen in response to a 4-day carb-loading protocol (55→75% of energy), whereas men showed a +41% increase in glycogen and +45% performance time. Women also oxidized more fat and less carbohydrate/protein during submaximal exercise 
PMID 7615443 | DOI 10.1152/jappl.1995.78.4.1360 (this is actually a consistent finding as women are far more metabolically flexible than men)

• Tarnopolsky et al. (2001) then showed that when extra energy+carb (-34% extra energy at 75% carb) was provided, women did increase muscle glycogen from ~629 to ~738 mmol · kg⁻¹ dry mass—matching men’s gains. No sex differences appeared in pro-/macroglycogen proportion or hexokinase activity PMID: 11408434 DOI: 10.1152/jappl.2001.91.1.225

• Stellingwerff & Cox (2014) systematic review confirms that carb supplementation improves performance across durations and that ≥8 g CHO · kg⁻¹ FFM · day⁻¹ is needed for glycogen super-compensation PMID: 24951297 DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2014-0027

• Yet, female athletes remain under-represented (~11% of participants!) in acute CHO studies, with limited control of menstrual/HC status https://journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/fulltext/2023/03000/fueling_the_female_athlete__auditing_her.23.aspx So, more research is needed.

#CarbLoading
#WomenInSports
#SportsNutrition
#GlycogenLoading
#FemaleAthlete
#EnduranceNutrition
#ExerciseScience
#NutritionForHer
#FuelYourWorkout
#TrainLikeAWoman
#AthleteFuel
#PerformanceNutrition
#CarbLoadingForHer
#ResearchBased
#GenderDifferences
#FuelLikeAPro
#WomenWhoRun
#CyclingNutrition
#TrainSmart
#ScienceOfSport

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