The primary purpose of carbohydrate loading practiced by endurance athletes is:
The formation of branch points in glycogen is slower than the addition of glucose units to a linear chain. This is the biochemical basis of carbohydrate loading practiced by some endurance athletes. Carbohydrate loading involves exercise to exhaustion (when muscle glycogen is largely depleted) followed by a high-carbohydrate meal, which results in rapid glycogen synthesis, with fewer branch points than normal. This type pf glycogen ensures a uniform sustained release of glucose from muscle which is required for endurance activities like marathon. Carbohydrate loading is not required for sho activities like weight lifting or 100-meter sprints.
To form glycogen with fewer branch points than normal
To form glycogen with more branch points than normal
To conve glucose to proteins
To maintain optimal blood glucose concentration
Glycogen