PMID- 33771945 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20211028 LR - 20220531 IS - 1543-2920 (Electronic) IS - 0899-8493 (Linking) VI - 33 IP - 2 DP - 2021 Mar 25 TI - Carbohydrate Drink Use During 30 Minutes of Variable-Intensity Exercise Has No Effect on Exercise Performance in Premenarchal Girls. PG - 65-69 LID - pes.2020-0050 [pii] LID - 10.1123/pes.2020-0050 [doi] AB - PURPOSE: This study examined the physiological, perceptual, and performance effects of a 6% carbohydrate (CHO) drink during variable-intensity exercise (VIE) and a postexercise test in premenarchal girls. METHODS: A total of 10 girls (10.4 [0.7] y) participated in the study. VO2peak was assessed, and the girls were familiarized with VIE and performance during the first visit. The trial order (CHO and placebo) was randomly assigned for subsequent visits. The drinks were given before VIE bouts and 1-minute performance (9 mL/kg total). Two 15-minute bouts of VIE were completed (10 repeated sequences of 20%, 55%, and 95% power at VO2peak and maximal sprints) before a 1-minute performance sprint. RESULTS: The mean power, peak power, heart rate (HR), %HRpeak, and rating of perceived exertion during VIE did not differ between trials. However, the peak power decreased, and the rating of perceived exertion increased from the first to the second bout. During the 1-minute performance, there were no differences between the trial (CHO vs placebo) for HR (190 [9] vs 189 [9] bpm), %HRpeak (97.0% [3.2%] vs 96.6% [3.0%]), rating of perceived exertion (7.8 [2.3] vs 8.1 [1.9]), peak power (238 [70] vs 235 [60] W), fatigue index (54.7% [10.0%] vs 55.9% [12.8%]), or total work (9.4 [2.6] vs 9.4 [2.1] kJ). CONCLUSION: CHO supplementation did not alter physiological, perceptual, or performance responses during 30 minutes of VIE or postexercise sprint performance in premenarchal girls. FAU - Heidorn, C Eric AU - Heidorn CE AD - Ball State University. FAU - Dykstra, Brandon J AU - Dykstra BJ AD - Ball State University. FAU - Conner, Cori A AU - Conner CA AD - Ball State University. FAU - Mahon, Anthony D AU - Mahon AD AD - Ball State University. LA - eng PT - Clinical Trial PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20210325 PL - United States TA - Pediatr Exerc Sci JT - Pediatric exercise science JID - 8909729 RN - 0 (Carbohydrates) SB - IM MH - Carbohydrates MH - Child MH - Dietary Supplements MH - *Exercise MH - *Exercise Test MH - Female MH - Heart Rate MH - Humans MH - Physical Exertion OTO - NOTNLM OT - children OT - cycle ergometry OT - sport OT - sports drink EDAT- 2021/03/28 06:00 MHDA- 2021/10/29 06:00 CRDT- 2021/03/27 05:54 PHST- 2020/03/18 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/01/15 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2021/01/27 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/03/28 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/10/29 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/03/27 05:54 [entrez] AID - pes.2020-0050 [pii] AID - 10.1123/pes.2020-0050 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Pediatr Exerc Sci. 2021 Mar 25;33(2):65-69. doi: 10.1123/pes.2020-0050.