endurance loading
1endurance loading — The stocking aboard ship for a period of time, normally covering the number of months between overhauls, of items with all of the following characteristics: a. low price; b. low weight and cube; c. a predictable usage rate; and d.… …
2Loading (disambiguation) — Loading is the insertion of impedance into a circuit to change the characteristics of the circuit.Loading may also refer to:* Carbohydrate loading, a strategy employed by endurance athletes to maximize the storage of glycogen in the muscles *… …
3endurance limit — a measure of the limit of safe loading for materials to be used under repeated, cyclic changes of stress. Expressed in psi. Properly, it is the maximum stress to which a metal can be subjected for indefinitely long periods without damage.… …
4Carbohydrate loading — In sports, carbohydrate loading, colloquially known as carbo loading, is a strategy employed by endurance athletes such as marathon runners to maximize the storage of glycogen in the muscles.Carbohydrate loading is generally recommended for… …
5carbohydrate loading — /kabəhaɪdreɪt ˈloʊdɪŋ/ (say kahuhhuydrayt lohding) noun a strategy, employed especially by those involved in sports requiring long term endurance, such as long distance running and cycling, which involves increasing one s intake of carbohydrate… …
6carbo loading — noun a diet of foods high in starch that increases carbohydrate reserves in muscles carbo loading is used by endurance athletes just before competing • Syn: ↑carbohydrate loading • Hypernyms: ↑diet …
7carbohydrate loading — noun a diet of foods high in starch that increases carbohydrate reserves in muscles carbo loading is used by endurance athletes just before competing • Syn: ↑carbo loading • Hypernyms: ↑diet * * * the practice of eating high amounts of… …
8Carbo-loading — An eating routine used by some athletes that involves downing large amounts of carbohydrates several days before a potentially exhausting endurance event. Carbo loading has no known potential benefits for anyone except athletes under these… …
9naval ship — Introduction the chief instrument by which a nation extends its military power onto the seas. Warships protect the movement over water of military forces to coastal areas where they may be landed and used against enemy forces; warships… …
10exercise — exercisable, adj. /ek seuhr suyz /, n., v., exercised, exercising. n. 1. bodily or mental exertion, esp. for the sake of training or improvement of health: Walking is good exercise. 2. something done or performed as a means of practice or… …
