Environmental Temperature and Glycogen Resynthesis
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This study investigated the effects of hot (H) and room temperature (RT) recovery environments on glycogen resynthesis. Nine male participants completed two trials, cycling for 1 h in a temperature-controlled chamber (32.6 degrees C), followed by 4 h of recovery at 32.6 degrees C (H) or 22.2 degrees C (RT). Rectal temperature was continuously recorded. A carbohydrate beverage (1.8 g/kg bodyweight) was supplied at 0 and 2 h post-exercise. Muscle biopsies were taken immediately, 2 h, and 4 h post-exercise for glycogen analysis. Blood samples were taken at 30, 60, 120, 150, 180, and 240 min into recovery for glucose and insulin analysis. Expired gas was collected at 105 min and 225 min into recovery to calculate whole body carbohydrate oxidation. Average core temperature, whole body carbohydrate oxidation, and serum glucose at 120, 150, 180 and 240 min was higher in H compared to RT (p<0.05). Muscle glycogen was higher in RT vs. H at 4 h (105+/-28 vs. 88+/-24 mmolxkg (-1) wet weight, respectively; p<0.05), but no different at 0 and 2 h. There was no difference in serum insulin. These data indicate the importance of minimizing the exposure to heat after exercise to improve recovery, specifically to improve glycogen resynthesis.
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Recovering in room temperature ambient conditions and with warmed muscles will enhance glycogen re-synthesis as demonstrated by prior research on males.
“Recovering in room temperature ambient conditions (Naperalsky et al. 2010; Slivka et al. 2013) and with warmed muscles (Slivka et al. 2012; Tucker et al. 2012) will enhance glycogen re-synthesis as demonstrated by prior research on males.”
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- Authors
- Naperalsky, M., Ruby, B., & Slivka, D.
- Affiliations
- University of Montana (US)
- ORCID
- Venue
- International Journal of Sports Medicine
- Publisher
- Georg Thieme Verlag KG
- Published
- 2010-05-12
- Volume
- 31
- Issue
- 08
- Pages
- 561-566
- ISSN
- 0172-4622 (ISSN-L)
- 1439-3964
- OpenAlex
- W2078154777
- Cited by
- 39
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2025: 4 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 3 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 3
- FWCI
- 1.30
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- International Journal of Sports Medicine (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Air Force Research Laboratory
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Thermoregulation and physiological responses
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Muscle metabolism and nutrition
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Orthopedics and Sports Medicine › Sports Performance and Training
- Keywords
- glycogen resynthesis, ambient temperature, post-exercise recovery, carbohydrate oxidation, rectal temperature, serum insulin, serum glucose, muscle glycogen, carbohydrate intake, heat exposure
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Bicycling, Blood Glucose, Body Temperature, Dietary Carbohydrates, Exercise Test, Glycogen, Hot Temperature, Humans, Insulin, Male, Oxidation-Reduction, Temperature, Time Factors, Muscle, Skeletal, Young Adult
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