When does a carbohydrate mouth rinse help lifting? In a bench press trial it beat water but not a non-caloric placebo; with lowered glycogen it added squat reps and total volume
Oct 27
3 min read
Swilling a sports drink and spitting it out sounds like a gimmick, but carbohydrate mouth rinsing has a real research history in short endurance events. Lifters reasonably ask whether the same trick adds repetitions in the gym, and if so, when.
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