Background: Endurance events have experienced a significant increase in growth in the
new millennium and are popular activities for participation globally. Sports nutrition …

Since the introduction of the muscle biopsy technique in the late 1960s, our understanding
of the regulation of muscle glycogen storage and metabolism has advanced considerably …

Despite over 50 years of research, the field of sports nutrition continues to grow at a rapid
rate. Whilst the traditional research focus was one that centred on strategies to maximise …

Carbohydrate and fat are the two primary fuel sources oxidized by skeletal muscle tissue
during prolonged (endurance-type) exercise. The relative contribution of these fuel sources …

Objective: To present recommendations to optimize the fluid-replacement practices of
athletes. Background: Dehydration can compromise athletic performance and increase the …

Performance testing is one of the most common and important measures used in sports
science and physiology. Performance tests allow for a controlled simulation of sports and …

This systematic review examines the efficacy of carbohydrate (CHO) supplementation on
exercise performance of varying durations. Included studies utilized an all-out or endurance …

Exercise studies have suggested that the presence of carbohydrate in the human mouth
activates regions of the brain that can enhance exercise performance but direct evidence of …

Physiological Aspects of Sport Training and Performance, Second Edition With Web
Resource, updates and expands on the popular first edition, providing an in-depth …

It is generally accepted that carbohydrate (CHO) feeding during exercise can improve
endurance capacity (time to exhaustion) and exercise performance during prolonged …