Performance Nutrition Digest

Performance Nutrition Digest

Carbohydrate supplementation during an energy deficit maintains physical performance 🔋

The ideal strategy for performance and weight loss?

Tom Coughlin's avatar
Tom Coughlin
Feb 01, 2025
∙ Paid

Carbohydrate supplementation maintains physical performance during short-term energy deficit despite reductions in exogenous glucose oxidation

Background

Periods of caloric restriction are common in athletes to improve body composition or enhance power:weight ratio 🍽️

But this can also lead to impaired physical performance 🚨

Thanks for reading Performance…

User's avatar

Continue reading this post for free, courtesy of Tom Coughlin.

Or purchase a paid subscription.
© 2026 Tom Coughlin · Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start your SubstackGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture