Question: The metabolic response to pre-exercise glucose ingestion during running.
Answer: Conflicting reports have been reported regarding the metabolic effects of carbohydrate feeding prior to exercise. Although ingestion of a carbohydrate-rich meal 3-4 h before exercise has been shown to increase muscle glycogen (Coyle et al., 1985) and enhance exercise performance (Sherman et al., 1989: Wright et al., 1991: Schabort et al., 1999), there is a widely held view that consuming any carbohydrates within the hour before exercise decreases exercise capacity....(short extract)
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- Subject: Biological Sciences
- Course: Sports Science
- Level: Degree
- Year: 2nd/3rd
- Mark: 71%
- Words: 2840
- Date submitted: July 02, 2009
- Date written: June, 2006
- References: Yes
- Document type: Essay*
- Essay ID: 1735
