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Int J Sports Med 2017; 38(14): 1061-1069
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-119874
Physiology & Biochemistry
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Ingesting A Sports Drink Enhances Simulated Ice Hockey Performance While Reducing Perceived Effort

Matthew Stephen Palmer
1   Human Kinetics, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Canada
,
George Heigenhauser
2   McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Medicine, Hamilton, Canada
,
MyLinh Duong
2   McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Medicine, Hamilton, Canada
,
Lawrence L. Spriet
3   Human Health & Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada
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accepted after revision 30 August 2017

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18 October 2017 (online)

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Abstract

This study determined whether ingesting a carbohydrate-electrolyte solution (CES) vs. progressive dehydration affected skeletal muscle glycogen use and performance in ice hockey players during simulated ice hockey exercise comprised of 3 active “periods”. Seven males (21.3±0.3 years, 184.7±1.2 cm, 84.2±3.9 kg, and 49.6±1.8 mL·kg−1·min−1) performed a hockey-specific protocol on two occasions and either dehydrated progressively (NF), or stayed well-hydrated by ingesting a CES. Muscle biopsies were taken at rest, before the 3rd period (P3), and after the final sprint in the protocol. Compared to dehydration in the NF trial (−1.8% BM), CES ingestion enhanced voluntary performance (151.0±8.0 vs. 144.1±8.7 kJ) and glycogen use (177.5±31.1 vs. 103.5±16.2 mmol·kg dm−1), and reduced perceived exertion (16±1 vs. 18±1) in P3. Mean core temperature was reduced by CES ingestion throughout the protocol (38.0±0.2 vs. 38.1±0.1°C). These results suggest that compared to progressive dehydration, staying hydrated by ingesting a CES helps preserve performance, while reducing thermal and perceptual strains, in P3 of cycle-based simulation of ice hockey exercise. These benefits are observed despite greater glycogen use in P3 with CES ingestion.

Key words

dehydration - ice hockey - hypohydration - sports drink - glycogen - performance
 

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