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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORT NUTRITION AND EXERCISE METABOLISM
Volume 14, Issue 5, Pages 541-549Publisher
HUMAN KINETICS PUBL INC
DOI: 10.1123/ijsnem.14.5.541
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carbohydrate-electrolyte supplementation; sports drinks; high intensity exercise; drinking
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The effects of a commercial sports drink on performance in high-intensity cycling was investigated. Nine well-trained subjects were asked to complete a set amount of work as fast as possible (time trial) following 24 h of dietary (subjects were provided with food, energy 57.4 +/- 2.4 kcal/kg and carbohydrate 9.1 +/- 0.4 g/kg) and exercise control. During exercise, subjects were provided with 14 mL/kg of either 6% carbohydrate-electrolyte (CHO-E) solution or carbohydrate-free placebo (P). Results showed that subjects' performances did not greatly improve (time, 62:34 6:44 min:sec (CHO-E) vs. 62:40 5:35 min:sec (P); average power output, 283.0 +/- 25.0 W (CHO-E) vs. 282.9 +/- 29.3 W (P), P > 0.05) while consuming the sports drink. It was concluded that CHO-E consumption throughout a 1-h time trial, following a pre-exercise dietary regimen designed to optimize glucose availability, did not improve time or power output to a greater degree than P in well-trained cyclists.
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