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Supplemental Protein during Heavy Cycling Training and Recovery Impacts Skeletal Muscle and Heart Rate Responses but Not Performance

by
Andrew C. D’Lugos
,
Nicholas D. Luden
,
Justin M. Faller
,
Jeremy D. Akers
,
Alec I. McKenzie
and
Michael J. Saunders
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Department of Kinesiology, James Madison University, 261 Bluestone Drive MSC 2302, Harrisonburg, VA 22807, USA
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Nutrients 2016, 8(9), 550; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu8090550
Received: 11 July 2016 / Revised: 25 August 2016 / Accepted: 29 August 2016 / Published: 7 September 2016
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Nutrition, Health and Athletic Performance)
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The effects of protein supplementation on cycling performance, skeletal muscle function, and heart rate responses to exercise were examined following intensified (ICT) and reduced-volume training (RVT). Seven cyclists performed consecutive periods of normal training (NT), ICT (10 days; average training duration 220% of NT), and RVT (10 days; training duration 66% of NT). In a crossover design, subjects consumed supplemental carbohydrate (CHO) or an equal amount of carbohydrate with added protein (CP) during and following each exercise session (CP = +0.94 g/kg/day protein during ICT; +0.39 g/kg/day during RVT). A 30-kilometer time trial performance (following 120 min at 50% Wmax) was modestly impaired following ICT (+2.4 ± 6.4% versus NT) and returned to baseline levels following RVT (−0.7 ± 4.5% versus NT), with similar responses between CHO and CP. Skeletal muscle torque at 120 deg/s benefited from CP, compared to CHO, following ICT. However, this effect was no longer present at RVT. Following ICT, muscle fiber cross-sectional area was increased with CP, while there were no clear changes with CHO. Reductions in constant-load heart rates (at 50% Wmax) following RVT were likely greater with CP than CHO (−9 ± 9 bpm). Overall it appears that CP supplementation impacted skeletal muscle and heart rate responses during a period of heavy training and recovery, but this did not result in meaningful changes in time trial performance. View Full-Text
Keywords: carbohydrate; protein; chocolate milk; muscle repair; sports nutrition carbohydrate; protein; chocolate milk; muscle repair; sports nutrition
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D’Lugos, A.C.; Luden, N.D.; Faller, J.M.; Akers, J.D.; McKenzie, A.I.; Saunders, M.J. Supplemental Protein during Heavy Cycling Training and Recovery Impacts Skeletal Muscle and Heart Rate Responses but Not Performance. Nutrients 2016, 8, 550. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu8090550

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D’Lugos AC, Luden ND, Faller JM, Akers JD, McKenzie AI, Saunders MJ. Supplemental Protein during Heavy Cycling Training and Recovery Impacts Skeletal Muscle and Heart Rate Responses but Not Performance. Nutrients. 2016; 8(9):550. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu8090550

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D’Lugos, Andrew C., Nicholas D. Luden, Justin M. Faller, Jeremy D. Akers, Alec I. McKenzie, and Michael J. Saunders. 2016. "Supplemental Protein during Heavy Cycling Training and Recovery Impacts Skeletal Muscle and Heart Rate Responses but Not Performance" Nutrients 8, no. 9: 550. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu8090550

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