Muscle glycogen synthesis after exercise: effect of time of carbohydrate ingestion.
Ivy JL, Katz AL, Cutler CL, Sherman WM, Coyle EF.
Journal of Applied Physiology · 1988
What the research tells us
Immediate carbohydrate intake produced faster early muscle glycogen storage than delaying intake for two hours.
Scope & interpretation
A small, short-term male exercise study measuring glycogen, not next-day performance or a universal feeding schedule.
Study at a glance
- POPULATION & SAMPLE
- 12 male cyclists.
- EXPOSURE / INTERVENTION / SUBJECT
- Carbohydrate immediately after exercise or two hours later.
- OUTCOMES
- Muscle glycogen synthesis assessed with serial biopsies.
- TIME FRAME
- Four hours of postexercise observation.
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