Glycogen is a storage of carbohydrate in the muscles, because that is the way the body is made. To access glycogen, the body needs to get into active mode.
Carbohydrates are mainly stored as glycogen.
A technique employed by some endurance athletes to increase their storage of muscle glycogen is
glycogen.
glycogen
Carbohydrate that is stored in the liver and skeletal muscle
The storage form of carbohydrate in animals is called glycogen, while in plants it is called starch. Both glycogen and starch serve as a source of energy that can be readily accessed when needed.
Starch, Glycogen
Glycogen is the storage form of glucose in the muscle cell. Glycogen can be used for energy.
The carbohydrate energy storage molecule of animals is glycogen. Glycogen is a substance deposited in bodily tissues as a store of carbohydrates.
Muscle Glycogen is basically the storage of carbohydrates in the body. Muscle glycogen is what fuels the body and is a necessity for a proper workout.
Carbohydrate
Although there are a few sources/pathways, typically its glucose (a sugar/carbohydrate) that refuels muscle glycogen