carbo-load

Meanings

verbcarbo-load (third-person singular simple present carbo-loads, present participle carbo-loading, simple past and past participle carbo-loaded)

present singular third person carbo-loads · participle present carbo-loading · participle past carbo-loaded · past carbo-loaded · alternative carbo load · alternative carboload · alternative carb-load · alternative carb load · alternative carbload

informalintransitiveTo load up on carbohydrate-rich foods before exercise.
In addition to carbo-loading, many runners increase their fluid intake in the final days preceding a longer race to maximize their water stores and minimize dehydration during the race.
2006, Matt Fitzgerald, Runner's World Performance Nutrition for Runners
Synonyms: carb up

verbTo load up on carbohydrate-rich foods before exercise.

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Also see

Spanish cargar de carbohidratos, cargarse de carbohidratos

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