Is Carb Loading a Placebo?

<p>In this episode of Fuelin Sessions, Scott Tindal is joined by Dr. Alan McCubbin, accredited sports dietitian and Monash University researcher, to pressure-test carb loading against the new "Beyond Belief" review paper. They dig into why a 50-year-old practice rests on just two flawed double-blind trials; why old physiology studies were never designed to answer today's performance questions; and why blinding carbs is so hard. The takeaway isn't a debunk: lack of evidence isn't evidence of no effect. Carb loading stays. It's low-cost, low-risk, and worth it.</p><p><b>Study</b></p><p><a href='http://journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/ijsnem/aop/article-10.1123-ijsnem.2026-0058/article-10.1123-ijsnem.2026-0058.xml'>Beyond Belief? Absence of Double-Blinding and Limited Ecological Validity in Carbohydrate Loading Research </a></p><p><br></p><p><a href='www.instagram.com/getfuelin '>Fuelin on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> </p><p><br></p><p>⁠<a href='https://www.fuelin.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=weeklyepisodes&utm_term=mktg&utm_content=spotify'>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check Out The Fuelin App⁠⁠</a></p>