A regular strength session and a long endurance event do not ask the same thing of your food routine. Borrowing the most elaborate fuelling strategy you have seen can add complexity without answering your actual training needs. The evidence makes context more important than a blanket rule.

What the research found

A systematic review of 49 studies found that higher carbohydrate intake often offered no additional resistance-training benefit in fed, moderate-volume conditions. Possible advantages appeared in more demanding contexts, including fasted training, high-volume sessions and closely spaced workouts. [1]

This is not evidence that carbohydrates are unnecessary or that a low-carbohydrate diet is best. Session demands and the comparison diets matter, and the findings do not cover every sporting goal.

Describe the session before planning the fuel

Consider whether you are arriving fed, how much work you intend to do and whether another session follows soon. Use those details to make meal planning proportionate. Avoid assuming that a special carbohydrate ritual is required before every ordinary visit to the gym.

Putting it into perspective

A person arriving after regular meals for a moderate lifting session faces a different situation from someone training fasted for a long, demanding workout. The review does not ask you to ignore carbohydrates. It asks you to stop assuming those two situations require the same conclusion about additional intake.