Exercise Intensity but Not Cadence Affects the Dynamics of Muscle Oxygenation and Pulmonary Oxygen Uptake at the Onset of Exercise in Trained Cyclists
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Après c’est toujours compliqué à quantifier … mais depuis que je pratique je n’ai jamais aussi bien supporté la chaleur.
Pour le reste je fais confiance aux études pour moi et mes élèves …
Carbohydrate strategies for elite long distance endurance 🚴
PRE-COMPETITION 🔋
⏱️ Event < 90 min = 6 - 12 g/kg in 24-hr prior
⏱️ Event > 90 min = 10 - 12 g/kg/day in 36 - 48-hr prior
❌ Do not exceed 75 g carbs in final pre-race meal
⏰ Consume pre-race meal at least 2-hr prior to race
❌ Do not consume high doses of carbs 60 - 30 min prior to race
🥤 Mouth rinse may be preferable
DURING COMPETITION 🎽
⏱️ Events > 150 min = 60 - 90 g/hr
⏱️ Events 60 - 150 min = 30 - 60 g/hr
⏱️ Events ≤ 60 min = carb mouth rinse
POST-COMPETITION 🏆
After glycogen depletion…
⏰ Muscle glycogen takes 24-hr to recover
⏰ Liver glycogen takes 11-hr to recover
⏳ Within 4-hr = 1.0 - 1.2 g/kg/hr carbs
⏳ Within 24-hr = 8 - 10 g/kg
📈 Sustaining 8 g/kg/day for 36 - 48-hr can lead to muscle glycogen supercompensation
CARBOHYDRATE PROPERTIES 🔬
👉 Combined glucose + fructose (2:1) to reduce GI discomfort
👉 Highly branched cyclodextrin = low osmolality, fast gastric emptying, reduced GI discomfort
👉 Gels = fast gastric emptying / absorbing
🥤 6% glucose or 8 - 10% glucose+fructose solution is advised
🥤 Some athletes see benefits with high concentration solutions ~ 200 g/L
SYNERGISTIC NUTRIENTS 🧂
🥤 Carbs 0.8 g/kg/hr + 0.2 - 0.4 g/kg/hr protein post-exercise to speed glycogen recovery
🧂 Sodium = 30 - 50 mmol/L to enhance glucose uptake and utilisation
☕️ Caffeine = 6 - 9 mg/kg 60-min prior to exercise to increase fat oxidation and spare muscle glycogen
⏱️ In 4-hr post-race = 1.2 g/kg carbs + 8 mg/kg caffeine accelerates muscle glycogen recovery
GASTROINTESTINAL FUNCTION 🛠️
Training the gut protocol ⬇️
🗓️ 10 training sessions over 2-wks
🫀 60% VO2max for 60-min
⏱️ 30g carb gel at 0, 20, 40-min
= reduced GI discomfort + enhanced performance 🏆
INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES 🙋♂️
Test where possible and personalise strategies based on following factors…
👉 Age / Weight / Sex / Preference
ALTITUDE 🏔️
Athletes may benefit from improving GI function, prioritising glycogen loading and increasing habitual carb intake 📈
HEAT & HUMIDITY 🥵
👉 Amplified demand for endogenous carbohydrate
💧 Shift to fluid sources of carbs to maintain hydration status
🧊 Practice carb ice slushy ingestion
COLD ENVIRONMENTS 🥶
⚠️ Increased risk of glycogen depletion and hypoglycaemia
🌡️ Consume carb solutions with warm water to elevate core temp
🩸 Real time blood glucose monitoring may be useful
COMPETITION ANXIETY 😰
Anxiety can affect appetite, increase GI issues and increase glycogen depletion due to catecholamine release 🧠
Athletes who experience anxiety may benefit more from advanced carb loading strategies and increased total carb intake ✅
Carbohydrate intake for endurance performance is far from simple, it’s not just about eating a big bowl of pasta the night before 🍝
Je trouve ça vraiment dommage de pas nous avoir sorti l'enchaînement Agnel/Izoard/Galibier, c'est la seule étape de haute montagne avant la fin de la 2e semaine, autant assumer et mettre des vrais cols plutôt que des montées à 5%