That's a far cry from the belief that 'carbing up' was a good practice for optimal performance in sports. The night before a football game our team would meet up at either a pizza joint or the Spaghetti Warehouse to carb up before the game. That was around 1980 and it was the first time I'd ever heard that loading up on carbs was beneficial. I was an overweight lineman and had, by that time, done some low carb dieting to try to keep my weight down. This carb up tradition sort of screwed that all up for me during football season. I remember thinking at the time that I never appeared to get any benefit from this 'carb up' practice. Even then I considered it just another good reason to go pig out on your favorite foods and hang out with your friends.