| Weight changes, medical complications, and performance during an Ironman triathlon. | |
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PMID: 15562165 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: Subjects exercising without fluid ingestion in desert heat terminated exercise when the total loss in body weight exceeded 7%. It is not known if athletes competing in cooler conditions with free access to fluid terminate exercise at similar levels of weight loss. OBJECTIVES: To determine any associations between percentage weight losses during a 224 km Ironman triathlon, serum sodium concentrations and rectal temperatures after the race, and prevalence of medical diagnoses. METHODS: Athletes competing in the 2000 and 2001 South African Ironman triathlon were weighed on the day of registration and again immediately before and immediately after the race. Blood pressure and serum sodium concentrations were measured at registration and immediately after the race. Rectal temperatures were also measured after the race, at which time all athletes were medically examined. Athletes were assigned to one of three groups according to percentage weight loss during the race. RESULTS: Body weight was significantly (p<0.0001) reduced after the race in all three groups. Serum sodium concentrations were significantly (p<0.001) higher in athletes with the greatest percentage weight loss. Rectal temperatures were the same in all groups, with only a weak inverse association between temperature and percentage weight loss. There were no significant differences in diagnostic indices of high weight loss or incidence of medical diagnoses between groups. CONCLUSIONS: Large changes in body weight during a triathlon were not associated with a greater prevalence of medical complications or higher rectal temperatures but were associated with higher serum sodium concentrations. |
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Authors:
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K A Sharwood; M Collins; J H Goedecke; G Wilson; T D Noakes |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: British journal of sports medicine Volume: 38 ISSN: 1473-0480 ISO Abbreviation: Br J Sports Med Publication Date: 2004 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2004-11-24 Completed Date: 2005-02-09 Revised Date: 2009-11-18 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0432520 Medline TA: Br J Sports Med Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 718-24 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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UCT/MRC Research Unit for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, P O Box 115, Newlands 7725, Cape Town, South Africa. sharwood@sports.uct.ac.za |
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Blood Pressure
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physiology Body Temperature Regulation / physiology Cross-Sectional Studies Dehydration / etiology, physiopathology Humans Male Physical Endurance / physiology* Rectum / physiology Risk Factors Sodium / blood Sports / physiology* Weight Loss / physiology* |
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7440-23-5/Sodium |
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