unfortunately the glucose stored in your muscles and in your liver is limited and it's constantly being used so by
replenishing it before a conditioning it can help you postpone fatigue also according to a study published in the Journal of applied physiology when researchers compared two groups one on a very low carb diet and another on a high carb diet they found that the high carb diet is maintained their strength better recovered faster from their conditioning and they were more in an anabolic muscle building state while this study looked at overall carbohydrate intake for the entire day there are other studies that look directly at what happens when you have carbs before your conditioning versus a placebo and they also find that eating carbohydrates before exercise will provide your muscles with additional fuel for your conditioning this will allow you to lift heavier weight for more reps during your conditioning which will lead to more muscle growth if you're bulking and less muscle loss if you're cutting if you're gonna be doing a short intense conditioning lasting less than an hour long you should aim to have high glycemic carbohydrates like white rice potatoes and bananas before your conditioning on the other hand if you're going to be doing a longer duration endurance type conditioning you should go for low glycemic slower digesting sources of carbs like brown rice sweet potatoes and oats I recommend having at least 30 to 40 grams of carbs before your conditioning but many
bodybuilders recommend splitting 50% of your total daily carbohydrate intake between your pre and post-conditioning meals so if you were eating 300 grams of carbs per day you would have 75 grams of carbs before your conditioning and the other 75 grams of carbs after your conditioning and then the last 150 grams of carbs
throughout the rest of the day if your main goal is to build muscle or get stronger this strategy can be
particularly useful if you happen to be Kito.