Fat adaptation followed by carbohydrate loading compromises high-intensity sprint performance

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 194-202

  Havemann, L ^a   West, S J ^a   Goedecke, J H ^a   Macdonald, I A ^b   St Clair Gibson, A ^a   Noakes, T D ^a   Lambert, E V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endurance exercise; Fat oxidation; Heart rate variability; Muscle recruitment; Rating of perceived exertion

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CARBOHYDRATE ABSORPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ENERGY RESOURCE; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FAT BODY; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIPID DIET; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ADAPTATION; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FAT INTAKE; HEART RATE; METABOLISM; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RUNNING; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY FATS; EXERCISE TEST; EXERTION; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RUNNING; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 33644828010     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00813.2005     Document Type: Article

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