verb
General Slang
carb up
KARB UP · verb · slang
Eat a lot of carbs to fill out the muscles.
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To deliberately eat a large amount of carbohydrate, often at the end of a diet or peak week, to refill muscle glycogen and make the muscles look full and round.
“He carbed up the night before the show and filled right out.”
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carb up In A Sentence
He carbed up the night before the show and filled right out.
Origin & Usage
Bodybuilding peak-week nutrition slang.
People Also Ask
What does carb up mean?
To carb up is to deliberately eat a large amount of carbohydrate, often at the end of a diet or during peak week, to refill muscle glycogen and make the muscles look full.
Why do bodybuilders carb up before a show?
Carbing up refills depleted muscle glycogen, drawing water into the muscle so it looks fuller and rounder on stage.
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