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Carbohydrate-electrolyte feedings improve 1 h time trial cycling performance.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9081269     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Carbohydrate-electrolyte (CE) feedings have been shown to improve endurance performance at moderate intensities (60-75% VO2max) and or more than 2 h duration. The effects of CE feedings during high intensity exercise (i.e. > or = 80% VO2 max) of shorter duration (approximately 1 h) are less clear. Therefore the purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of the ingestion of a 7.6% CE solution during exercise on time trial cycling performance of approximately 1 h. This type of performance testing has been shown to be more reproducible (coefficient of variation 3.35%) than the traditional exercise test to exhaustion. On two occasions and in random order nineteen endurance trained cyclists completed an exercise test requiring the accomplishment of a set amount of work as fast as possible (time trial) under strictly standardized conditions. As the start and during the trials they drank in total 14 ml/kg of either a 7.6% CE solution or artificially flavored and colored water (placebo). Time to complete the set amount of work was significantly reduced and thus performance was significantly increase (p < 0.001) with the CE drink by 2.3%. Time to complete the set amount of work was 58.74 +/- 0.52 min with CE and 60.15 +/- 0.65 min with placebo (p < 0.001). Average workload during the time trials was 297.5 +/- 1.4W and 291.0 +/- 10.3 W, respectively. Subjects exercised at 76.4 +/- 0.7% of their maximal work rate (Wmax) with CE and at 74.8% Wmax with placebo (p < 0.001). It was concluded tht also in relative short term (1h) high intensity (75% Wmax) cycling exercise ingestion of a carbohydrate-electrolyte solution compared to placebo improves performance.
Authors:
A Jeukendrup; F Brouns; A J Wagenmakers; W H Saris
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Clinical Trial; Comparative Study; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  International journal of sports medicine     Volume:  18     ISSN:  0172-4622     ISO Abbreviation:  Int J Sports Med     Publication Date:  1997 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1997-06-03     Completed Date:  1997-06-03     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8008349     Medline TA:  Int J Sports Med     Country:  GERMANY    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  125-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Human Biology, Maastricht University, The Netherlands.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Beverages*
Bicycling / physiology*
Diet
Dietary Carbohydrates / administration & dosage*,  pharmacology
Electrolytes / administration & dosage*,  pharmacology
Energy Intake
Exercise Test
Female
Humans
Male
Motor Activity / drug effects
Oxygen Consumption
Physical Endurance / drug effects
Placebos
Reproducibility of Results
Time Factors
Work
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Dietary Carbohydrates; 0/Electrolytes; 0/Placebos

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