High Carb Adaptation and Limits with Dr. Kyle Pfaffenbach – Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast 469

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(0:00) Welcome!

(01:38) Athlete question - how long does it take to adapt to high carb intake?

(17:59) Does osmolality really matter, and how does your gut process carbohydrates?

(01:02:34) Are there actually limits to how much carbohydrate we can ingest?

(01:05:43) Examples of very high carbohydrate absorption

(01:12:55) What other physiological limits affect our digestion?

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- Modeling: optimal marathon performance on the basis of physiological factors, Joyner, 1985. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2022559/ 

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