The Importance of Carbohydrates for Athletes
For most serious athletes, carbohydrates are a crucial part of the diet. Still, many athletes struggle to consume enough carbohydrates to meet their needs, whether it's due to cost, taste fatigue, bloating and gas, or simply a lack of appetite to meet the demand, meeting carbohydrate requirements can pose real challenges.
While there’s no shortage of gels, powders, and on-the-go carbohydrate snacks to help with this, let’s be honest—how do these products actually make you feel? While there are some exceptions, most athletes would agree that there’s a need for more high-quality carbohydrate supplements.
This is the exact reason why atplab developed Pentacarb:
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Five different carbohydrate sources, which digest at varying rates to provide both rapid and sustained blood glucose infusion. Unlike many competitors that cause a quick spike followed by a crash, or are too slow to absorb, Pentacarb offers balanced energy.
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Added electrolytes, as carbohydrates and electrolytes work synergistically to optimize performance and recovery.
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No gas, bloating, or indigestion, thanks to carefully selected high-quality carbohydrate sources.
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Informed-Sport certified, ensuring safety and quality for athletes.
Reminder: Avoiding carbohydrates post-workout can impair your performance the next day!
A recent study (PMID: 39263899) explored how delaying carbohydrate intake after exercise affects next-day performance in trained athletes. The findings were clear: the delayed carbohydrate group experienced a 30% reduction in next-day high-intensity interval performance. Despite similar muscle glycogen levels, the carb restricted group completed five fewer intervals and reported higher perceived exertion, indicating impaired recovery.
How to Use Pentacarb:
There are two primary ways to incorporate Pentacarb into your routine:
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Post-workout – Combine Pentacarb with your atplabs protein to facilitate recovery, especially for athletes who train multiple times per day.
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Intra-workout – Add Pentacarb to your routine, possibly alongside atplab's Pure EAAs, during workouts lasting longer than 60 minutes.
Stay fuelled and recover faster with Pentacarb, and ensure you're always ready for your next training session.
