Welcome to the Mind Muscle Connection Podcast! In this episode, I break down When Carbs Help With Recovery and When They Don’t I walk through how overall stress load impacts recovery first, then explain when adding carbs can genuinely lower stress on the body, like during prolonged dieting, low energy availability, or high training demands. I also cover the other side of it, including metabolic health, insulin resistance, lifestyle stress, and poor sleep, and how simply adding more carbs in...