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- Title
The Effects of Acute Ingestion of a High-fat Solution, Compared to a High-Carbohydrate Solution, on Skeletal Muscle Oxygenation, Fat Oxidation and Performance During a 2-hour Cycling Effort Followed by a Short Time Trial in Cyclists and Triathletes.
- Authors
Desroches, Antoine Jolicoeur; Domingue, Frédéric; Laurencelle, Louis; Lajoie, Claude
- Abstract
This study aimed to determine the effects of consuming a high fat solution (HFS) compared to a high carbohydrate solution (HCS) during a cycling effort on substrate oxidation, muscle oxygenation and performance with cyclists and triathletes. Thirteen men participated in this study (age: 30.4 ± 6.3 y; height: 178.7 ± 6.1 cm; weight: 74.9 ± 6.5 kg; VO2 peak: 60.5 ± 7.9 mlO2·kg-1·min-1). The solutions were isocaloric (total of 720 kcal) and were consumed every 20 minutes. Each solution of HFS contained 12.78 g of lipids, 1.33 g of carbohydrates and 0.67 g of proteins, and each solution of HCS contained 28 g of carbohydrates. We measured pulmonary oxygen consumption and skeletal muscle oxygenation, using a Near Infrared Spectrometer (NIRS) during a cycling effort consisting of 2 hours at 65 % of maximal aerobic power (MAP) followed immediately by a 3-minute time-trial (TT). We observed that the consumption of the HFS increased the rate of fat oxidation at the end of the sub-maximal effort (0.61 ± 0.14 vs 0.53 ± 0.17 g·min-1, p < 0.05). We have also shown that the HFS negatively affected the performance in the TT (mean Watts: HCS: 347.0 ± 77.4 vs HFS: 326.5 ± 88.8 W; p < 0.05) and the rating of perceived exertions during the sub-maximal effort (modified Borg Perceived Exertion scale: 1-10) (mean: 3.62 ± 0.58 for HCS vs 4.16 ± 0.62 for HFS; p < 0.05). We did not observe a significant effect of the acute consumption of the HFS compared to the HCS on muscle oxygenation during the cycling effort. Finally, we observed that cyclists who demonstrated a high skeletal muscle deoxygenation relative to their pulmonary oxygen consumption (Î"HHb/VO2) had a higher fat oxidation capacity (higher Fatmax). In conclusion, even though the consumption of HFS increased the rate of fat oxidation at the end of a sub-maximal effort, it did not affect muscle oxygenation and it negatively affected performance and perceived exertion during a time-trial and caused gastro-intestinal distress in some participants.
- Subjects
AEROBIC capacity; SKELETAL muscle; CYCLING; TIME trials; OXYGEN in the blood; FAT
- Publication
Baltic Journal of Sport & Health Sciences, 2021, Vol 122, Issue 3, p42
- ISSN
2351-6496
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.33607/bjshs.v3i122.1110