A Very Simple Way to Increase Your Athletic Endurance

You have probably heard of athletes who "load up" on carbohydrates to increase their performance and endurance before an event. Well, athletes in the know are now loading up on a mixture of carbs and protein.

In a double-blind study published in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, subjects who drank a sports drink that combined carbohydrates and protein rode a bicycle 29 percent longer than those who drank a carbohydrate-only beverage. The results of the same subjects on a second ride were even better: Those who drank the carbohydrate-and-protein beverage rode 40 percent longer. In addition, their post-exercise indicators of muscle damage were 83 percent lower.

(Reference: Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise )

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