The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of carbohydrate intake on training efficacy and health parameters of an endurance training program in healthy adults.
Carbohydrate availability in endurance exercise seems to attenuate exercise-induced perturbations of cellular homeostasis and consequently diminishes the stimulus for training adaptation. Therefore, a negative relationship with exercise efficacy seems plausible. However, experimental evidence is rare and far from conclusive. Therefore, the present study aims to test the influence of carbohydrate intake on the efficacy of a typical preventive training program.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
23
Institute of Sports and Preventive Medicine, Saarland University
Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany
Maximum oxygen consumption (VO2max)
VO2max
Time frame: 24 weeks
Numerous serum parameters from venous blood (LDL, HDL, Cholesterol, Triglycerides)
cardiovascular parameters: * LDL * HDL * Cholesterol * Triglycerides
Time frame: 24 weeks
Resting heart rate
Time frame: 24 weeks
Resting blood pressure
Time frame: 24 weeks
Body fat (Skinfold thickness)
Skinfold thickness
Time frame: 24 weeks
Ventilatory anaerobic threshold (VT)
VT
Time frame: 24 weeks
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