Aerobic athletes consume additional carbohydrates during events to maintain circulating glucose levels and avoid catabolism and fatigue. Many experts feel that proper carbohydrate feeding provides more significant benefits for performance than any other single dietary adjustment. Problems in Applying Supercompensation to Horses Attempts by equine researchers to mimic human super-compensation techniques have typically used grain, dietary fats, or simple sugars. With high levels of grain, researchers encountered the digestive problems familiar to experienced horsemen. Increased dietary fats were found to improve glycogen stores, but in practice added fats have proven most suitable for horses performing aerobic work, such as showing and endurance riding.
Simple sugars create excessive swings in the blood levels of insulin.
High levels of insulin can actually depress performance, negating the benefits of improved fuel supplies. Solving the Puzzle of Carbo Loading for Horses With CarboCharge, you can apply the supercompensation techniques pioneered by human athletes to substantially improve glycogen uptake, glycogen storage, and glucose supplies in high performance horses. CarboCharge supplies a complex of glucose polymer carbohydrates with added thiamine and a unique patented form of chromium. It is a finely tuned, practical solution to the common problem of fuel energy shortfall in performance horses. Click here to read more.