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Local heat application enhances glycogenesis

Slivka, Dustin, Tucker, Tyler, Cuddy, John, Hailes, Walter, Ruby, Brent·2012·Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism
DOI 10.1139/h11-157
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The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of increased local muscle temperature independent of core temperature on glycogenesis during recovery from exercise when adequate carbohydrate provisions were supplied. Nine recreationally active males (age, 23 ± 4 years; height, 178 ± 6 cm; weight 79 ± 9 kg) cycled for 92 min and recovered for 4 h. During recovery the subject's legs were randomly assigned as the heated limb (heat pack application) and control limb (exposed to room air). Participants received 2 carbohydrate feedings (1.8 g·kg(-1) of body weight) at 0 and 2 h of recovery. Core temperature, intramuscular temperature, and leg circumference were monitored throughout recovery. Skeletal muscle biopsies samples of the vastus lateralis were obtained at the beginning and end of the 4-h recovery period on both legs and analyzed for glycogen and lactate. Core temperature did not change from throughout recovery. Muscle temperature in the heated limb was higher by 15 min and remained elevated throughout recovery compared with the control limb (p < 0.05). Leg circumference was not different between limbs. Lactate increased from postexercise to 4 h postexercise regardless of trial (p < 0.05). Muscle glycogen concentration increased with recovery and carbohydrate feeding in both limbs (p < 0.05) but was 22% higher in the heated limb compared with the control limb (p < 0.05). This study demonstrates increased glycogenesis when local muscle temperature is increased independent of core temperature.

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  • Application of heat was associated with greater refuelling in a companion study.

    “while in a companion study by the same laboratory, the application of heat was associated with greater refuelling (100).”

    From Postexercise muscle glycogen resynthesis in humans. (2017) · cites this paper as [100]

  • 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.”

    From Males and females exhibit similar muscle glycogen recovery with varied recovery food sources (2020) · cites this paper as Slivka et al. 2012

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Authors
Slivka, D., Tucker, T., Cuddy, J., Hailes, W., & Ruby, B.
Affiliations
  • University of Nebraska at Omaha (US)
  • University of Montana (US)
ORCID
Venue
Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism
Publisher
Canadian Science Publishing
Published
2012-04
Volume
37
Issue
2
Pages
247-251
ISSN
  • 1715-5312 (ISSN-L)
  • 1715-5320
DOI
10.1139/h11-157
OpenAlex
W2071299197
Cited by
38
References
21
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 3 · 2014: 5 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 1
FWCI
1.21
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.nrcresearchpress.com/page/about/CorporateTextAndDataMining (tdm)
Locations
  • Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Office of Naval Research
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Muscle metabolism and nutrition
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Thermoregulation and physiological responses
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Complementary and alternative medicine › Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
Keywords
glycogen synthesis, heat application, post-exercise recovery, carbohydrate feeding, lactate, core body temperature, heat pack, skeletal muscle
MeSH terms
Adult, Body Composition, Dietary Carbohydrates, Glycogen, Hot Temperature, Humans, Leg, Male, Motor Activity, Exercise, Muscle, Skeletal, Lactic Acid, Young Adult

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