carbo-loading, n. Chiefly Athletics. colloq. (orig. U.S.).
Brit. /ˈkɑːbəʊˌləʊdɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈkɑrboʊˌloʊdɪŋ/
[‹ carbo n. + loading n., after carbohydrate loading n. at carbohydrate n. Compounds 3.]
= carbohydrate loading n. at carbohydrate n. Compounds 3.
| 1980 Capital (Annapolis, Md.) 2 Oct. 1/2 For the sophisticated distance runner, the as-yet unsolved medical mysteries of the runner's ‘high’..and ‘carbo loading’ provide the satisfaction of extending the frontiers of human knowledge. 1980 N.Y. Times 25 Oct. 20/5 At the dinner, there was much discussion of ‘carbo loading’. 1986 B. Fussell I hear Amer. Cooking iv. xiv. 261 Carbo loading on a cold morning stoked the body's furnace. 2003 Guardian 3 July (Life section) 4/1 In recent years, isotonic drinks, carbo-loading, heart-rate monitors and power cranks..have brought to the starting line a new breed of clinically prepared athletes. |