A logical solution to mitigate low blood sugar is to ingest
carbs during exercise. That’s exactly what top athletes running
in the Boston Marathon did back in 1925 to improve their
performance. Additional research in the late 1960s contributed
to the knowledge that carbohydrate feeding during exercise
improves prolonged endurance performance by preventing
hypoglycemia and sparing glycogen (the storage form of carbs in
muscles). But that’s old news! Carbs with protein is better than
carbs alone An emerging trend with endurance athletes is taking
protein with carbs. While it’s true that strength and power
athletes are well versed on the importance of consuming protein
to promote muscle growth, most endurance athletes don’t consider
protein important because building muscle is not a priority.
However, here are five reasons to take protein and carbs
together. 1. Boost performance 13-51% The most important factor
for endurance athletes is reaching the finish line faster or
lasting longer during training or a race.