The continual supply of ATP to the fundamental cellular processes that underpin skeletal
muscle contraction during exercise is essential for sports performance in events lasting …

A rise in body core temperature and loss of body water via sweating are natural
consequences of prolonged exercise in the heat. This review provides a comprehensive and …

The capacity for human exercise performance can be enhanced with prolonged exercise
training, whether it is endurance-or strength-based. The ability to adapt through exercise …

Skeletal muscle extracts glucose from the blood to maintain demand for carbohydrates as an
energy source during exercise. Such uptake involves complex molecular signalling …

Glucose is an important fuel for contracting muscle, and normal glucose metabolism is vital
for health. Glucose enters the muscle cell via facilitated diffusion through the GLUT4 glucose …

The importance of carbohydrate as a fuel source for exercise and athletic performance is
well established. Equally well developed are dietary carbohydrate intake guidelines for …

American College of Sports Medicine. Position Stand on Exercise and Fluid Replacement.
Med. Sci. Sports Exerc., Vol. 28, No. 1, pp. i-vii, 1996. It is the position of the American …

Lactobacillus plantarum (L. plantarum) is a well-known probiotic among the ingested-
microorganism probiotics (ie, ingested microorganisms associated with beneficial effects for …

There have been significant changes in the understanding of the role of carbohydrates
during endurance exercise in recent years, which allows for more specific and more …

Efforts to understand human physiology through the study of champion athletes and record
performances have been ongoing for about a century. For endurance sports three main …