Paul Saladino· MD
increasing carbohydrates will improve your recovery from intense exercise
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increasing carbohydrates will improve your recovery from intense exercise
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plenty of studies that show but athletes who use carbohydrates into your workout or after workout have better Muscle Recovery and better levels of hormones like testosterone
There is so much good research that including carbohydrates in your diet is going to improve recovery after intense bouts of exercise. That is essentially established in the medical literature.