The Effect of High Carbohydrate Meals with Different Glycemic Indices on Recovery of Performance during Prolonged Intermittent High-Intensity Shuttle Running
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This study examined the effect of high carbohydrate meals with different glycemic indices (GI) on recovery of performance during prolonged intermittent high-intensity shuttle running. Seven male semi-professional soccer players (age 23 ± 2 y, body mass [BM] 73.7 ± 9.0 kg and maximal oxygen uptake 58 ± 1.0 mL · kg−1 · min−1) participated in two trials in a randomized cross-over design. On day 1, the subjects performed 90 min of an intermittent high-intensity shuttle running protocol [Loughborough Intermittent Shuttle Test (LIST)]. They then consumed a mixed high carbohydrate recovery diet (8 g/kg BM) consisting of either high (HGI) (GI: 70) or low (LGI) (GI: 35) GI foods. Twenty-two hours later (day 2) the subjects completed 75 min of the LIST (part A) followed by alternate sprinting and jogging to fatigue (part B). No differences were found between trials in time to fatigue (HGI 25.3 ± 4.0 min vs. LGI 22.9 ± 5.6 min, P = 0.649). Similarly, no differences were found between trials for sprint performance and distance covered during part B of the LIST. In conclusion, the GI of the diet during the 22 h recovery did not affect sprint and endurance performance the following day.
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The influence of glycemic index on subsequent exercise performance appears inconsistent.
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- Authors
- Erith, S., Williams, C., Stevenson, E., Chamberlain, S., Crews, P., & Rushbury, I.
- Affiliations
- Northumbria University (GB)
- ORCID
- Stevenson, Emma
- Venue
- International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism
- Publisher
- Human Kinetics
- Published
- 2006-08
- Volume
- 16
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 393-404
- ISSN
- 1526-484X (ISSN-L)
- 1543-2742
- OpenAlex
- W2165061353
- Cited by
- 36
- References
- 27
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 2 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 1 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 5
- FWCI
- 1.70
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Northumbria Research Link (Northumbria University) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Loughborough University
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Orthopedics and Sports Medicine › Sports Performance and Training
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Muscle metabolism and nutrition
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Rehabilitation › Exercise and Physiological Responses
- Keywords
- glycemic index, high-carbohydrate meal, post-exercise recovery, Loughborough Intermittent Shuttle Test, soccer players, time to exhaustion, sprint performance, endurance performance
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Blood Glucose, Dietary Carbohydrates, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Physical Exertion, Fatigue, Fatty Acids, Nonesterified, Glycerol, Humans, Insulin, Male, Oxygen Consumption, Physical Endurance, Soccer, Task Performance and Analysis, Exercise, Cross-Over Studies, Area Under Curve, Glycemic Index
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