PMID- 38223937 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20240228 LR - 20240228 IS - 1522-1490 (Electronic) IS - 0363-6119 (Linking) VI - 326 IP - 3 DP - 2024 Mar 1 TI - Effects of carbohydrate availability on cycling endurance at the maximal lactate steady state. PG - R266-R275 LID - 10.1152/ajpregu.00178.2023 [doi] AB - The impacts of carbohydrate (CHO) availability on time to task failure (TTF) and physiological responses to exercise at the maximal lactate steady state (MLSS) have not been studied. Ten participants (3 females, 7 males) completed this double-blinded, placebo-controlled study that involved a ramp incremental test, MLSS determination, and four TTF trials at MLSS, all performed on a cycle ergometer. With the use of a combination of nutritional (CHO, 7 g/kg, and placebo, PLA, 0 g/kg drinks) and exercise interventions [no exercise (REST) and glycogen-reducing exercise (EX)], the four conditions were expected to differ in preexercise CHO availability (REST(CHO) > REST(PLA) > EX(CHO) > EX(PLA)). TTF at MLSS was not improved by CHO loading, as REST(CHO) (57.1 [16.6] min) and REST(PLA) (57.1 [15.6] min) were not different (P = 1.00); however, TTF was approximately 50% shorter in EX conditions compared with REST conditions on average (P < 0.05), with EX(CHO) (39.1 [9.2] min) approximately 90% longer than EX(PLA) (20.6 [6.9] min; P < 0.001). There were effects of condition for all perceptual and cardiometabolic variables when compared at isotime (P < 0.05) and task failure (TF; P < 0.05), except for ventilation, perceptual responses, and neuromuscular function measures, which were not different at TF (P > 0.05). Blood lactate concentration was stable in all conditions for participants who completed 30 min of exercise. These findings indicate that TTF at MLSS is not enhanced by preexercise CHO supplementation, but recent intense exercise decreases TTF at MLSS even with CHO supplementation. Extreme fluctuations in diet and strenuous exercise that reduce CHO availability should be avoided before MLSS determination.NEW & NOTEWORTHY Carbohydrate (CHO) loading did not increase participants' ability to cycle at their maximal lactate steady state (MLSS); however, performing a glycogen depletion task the evening before cycling at MLSS reduced the time to task failure, even when paired with a high dose of CHO. These diet and exercise interventions influenced blood lactate concentration ([BLa]) but not the stability of [BLa]. Activities that reduce CHO availability should be avoided before MLSS determination. FAU - Quinn, Colton P AU - Quinn CP AD - Faculty of Kinesiology, Human Performance Lab, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. ROR: https://ror.org/03yjb2x39 FAU - McDougall, Rachel M AU - McDougall RM AD - Faculty of Kinesiology, Human Performance Lab, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. ROR: https://ror.org/03yjb2x39 FAU - Aboodarda, Saied Jalal AU - Aboodarda SJ AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-5108-2235 AD - Faculty of Kinesiology, Human Performance Lab, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. ROR: https://ror.org/03yjb2x39 FAU - Murias, Juan M AU - Murias JM AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-6460-6453 AD - Faculty of Kinesiology, Human Performance Lab, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. ROR: https://ror.org/03yjb2x39 AD - College of Health and Life Sciences, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha, Qatar. FAU - MacInnis, Martin J AU - MacInnis MJ AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-0377-5800 AD - Faculty of Kinesiology, Human Performance Lab, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. ROR: https://ror.org/03yjb2x39 LA - eng GR - RGPIN-2018-06424/Gouvernement du Canada | Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)/ GR - Faculty of Kinesiology/University of Calgary (U of C)/ PT - Journal Article PT - Randomized Controlled Trial DEP - 20240115 PL - United States TA - Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol JT - American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology JID - 100901230 RN - 33X04XA5AT (Lactic Acid) RN - 9005-79-2 (Glycogen) RN - 0 (Polyesters) SB - IM MH - Male MH - Female MH - Humans MH - *Lactic Acid MH - *Physical Endurance/physiology MH - Oxygen Consumption MH - Exercise Test MH - Glycogen MH - Polyesters OTO - NOTNLM OT - blood lactate concentration OT - critical intensity OT - exercise metabolism OT - performance fatiguability OT - sports nutrition EDAT- 2024/01/15 06:43 MHDA- 2024/02/28 06:43 CRDT- 2024/01/15 04:57 PHST- 2024/02/28 06:43 [medline] PHST- 2024/01/15 06:43 [pubmed] PHST- 2024/01/15 04:57 [entrez] AID - 10.1152/ajpregu.00178.2023 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2024 Mar 1;326(3):R266-R275. doi: 10.1152/ajpregu.00178.2023. Epub 2024 Jan 15.