Andrew Huberman· PhD
Starches in some sense are a great fuel. - Mm-Hmm. - They put glycogen in our liver and muscles. They can fuel things like resistance training. - Mm-Hmm. - They can help us think.
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The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
Starches in some sense are a great fuel. - Mm-Hmm. - They put glycogen in our liver and muscles. They can fuel things like resistance training. - Mm-Hmm. - They can help us think.
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But for resistance training, the composition of the meal you're eating pre-workout is very unlikely to be used as fuel in that workout.