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Consumption of an Oral Carbohydrate-Protein Gel Improves Cycling Endurance and Prevents Postexercise Muscle Damage
Taking a carbohydrate-protein gel by mouth helps cycling endurance and reduces muscle damage after exercise
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Abstract
Cyclists rode 13% longer using carbohydrate-protein gels compared to carbohydrate-only gels.
- Endurance performance improved significantly with carbohydrate-protein gels, with a mean duration of 116.6 minutes compared to 102.8 minutes with carbohydrate-only gels.
- Both male and female participants showed similar endurance responses to carbohydrate-protein and carbohydrate-only gels, indicating no significant difference based on gender.
- Post-exercise muscle damage, as measured by creatine kinase levels, was not significantly different between the two gel treatments.
- Creatine kinase levels increased after exercise in the carbohydrate-only trial but did not significantly rise in the carbohydrate-protein trial.
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