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J Bangsbo

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Moment and power generation during maximal knee extensions performed at low and high speeds.

In the present study a method was developed to determine knee joint moment and power generated at low to very high velocities of knee extension. A group of 21 male subjects performed maximal knee extensions at four levels of external loading provided by a flywheel system. Knee extension was performed with no restrictions on joint angular velocity and acceleration. An interpolation procedure was employed to obtain moment and power at standard velocities. During each single knee extension peak velocity, peak moment, peak power and moment and power at 50 degrees knee flexion were determined (0 degree = full extension). While maximal recorded angular velocity averaged 693 degrees.s-1 (range 479-1030), maximal recorded moment and power were 226 N.m (157-278) and 1140 W (573-1688), respectively, which were generated at velocities of 55 degrees.s-1 (12-148) and 523 degrees.s-1 (327-846). Isokinetic moment and power were obtained for comparison. The velocity range applied was larger using the flywheel method (21-1030 degrees.s-1 individual range) than that achieved isokinetically (30-240 degrees.s-1). Significant differences were observed between flywheel and isokinetic measurements. These discrepancies may be ascribed to differences in the time course of muscle length change and contractile force generation imposed by the two measuring methods. However, by the nonisokinetic measuring method presently employed, knee extension moment and power could be determined from low to very high angular extension velocity, at loading and contraction conditions comparable to those encountered during sport and exercise.

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Effects of different strength training regimes on moment and power generation during dynamic knee extensions.

This study examined the effect of different training regimes on moment and power generation during maximal knee extensions at low to very high extension velocities (0-1000 degrees.s-1 individual range). A group of 24 soccer players performed 12 weeks of progressively adjusted strength training of the knee extensors at either high resistance (HR, n = 7), low resistance (LR, n = 6), loaded kicking movements (FU, n = 6), while one group served as controls (n = 5). Moment and power generation of the knee extensors were determined before and after the training period with a nonisokinetic measuring method recently described. Following HR training, knee extension moment increased 9%-10% at knee angular velocities 0 (isometric) and 30 degrees.s-1 (P < 0.05), peak moment increased 20% at 240-300 degrees.s-1 (P < 0.05), while power generation increased 5%-29% at 240-480 degrees.s-1 (P < 0.01). In addition, in the HR group maximal recorded power increased 45% (P < 0.01). After FU training a 7%-13% increase in moment and power was observed at 30-180 degrees.s-1 (P < 0.05). Following LR training, peak moment increased 9% at 120 degrees.s-1 (P < 0.05). Improvements in knee extension moment and power were generally related to the angular velocities employed during training. However, as evaluated using the present measuring method, moment and power increased not only at very low but also at high knee angular velocities following the high-resistance strength training.

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Myosin heavy chain isoforms in single fibres from m. vastus lateralis of soccer players: effects of strength-training.

The myosin heavy chain (MHC) composition of single fibres (n = 2171) was analysed with an electrophoretic technique in biopsy material from m. vastus lateralis of two groups of soccer players before and after a 3-month period of either strength- (n = 8) or non-training (control) (n = 6). Traditional myofibrillar ATPase histochemistry demonstrated a decrease in type IIA fibres with strength-training (35.4 +/- 2.1 vs. 26.7 +/- 2.4% (P < 0.05)). This was not observed in the non-training group (25.7 +/- 4.6 vs. 23.8 +/- 1.7%). One-dimensional electrophoresis on muscle homogenates showed no significant change in the amount of MHC isoforms in either of the two groups. The MHC isoform IIB was undetectable in all but three samples. No changes in the proportions of fibres containing any of the MHC isoforms were observed. Fibres containing only MHC isoform IIB were found in very small numbers (only 11 out of 2171). Before the experimental period, between 6 and 10% histochemical type IIB fibres were found in both groups. This was identical with the proportion of fibres showing co-existence of MHC isoforms IIA and IIB, but in contrast to the very few fibres containing only MHC isoform IIB. This suggests that nearly all histochemical type IIB fibres of the soccer players display co-existence of both MHC isoform IIA and IIB. No major change in the muscle fibre area of the two groups was observed.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

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Lactate transport studied in sarcolemmal giant vesicles from human muscle biopsies: relation to training status.

The present study examined sarcolemmal lactate transport capacity in humans of widely different training status. Muscle biopsies were obtained from m. vastus lateralis in 39 subjects divided into untrained (n = 13), trained (n = 7), and athlete [sprint runners (n = 2), endurance runners (n = 5), triathletes (n = 3), and road (n = 6) and track (n = 3) bicyclists] groups. From the biopsy sample giant vesicles were produced with collagenase treatment to determine the sarcolemmal lactate transport capacity, and histochemical analyses were made. The athletes had a higher capacity to transport lactate than the untrained and trained subjects (P < 0.01). Within the group of athletes, the bicyclists had a higher lactate transport capacity than the runners (P < 0.05), whereas there was no difference among trained subjects, runners, and triathletes. The lactate transport capacity was related to the occurrence of type I muscle fibers (r = 0.48, P < 0.01). The present results suggest that the capacity to transport lactate is higher in athletes than in untrained and less trained subjects. It might indicate that lactate transport capacity in human skeletal muscle can be changed by a high volume of training including frequent high-intensity sessions. In addition, sarcolemmal lactate transport capacity appears to be related to the fiber type distribution of a muscle.

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Muscle lactate metabolism in recovery from intense exhaustive exercise: impact of light exercise.

This study examined the effect of low-intensity exercise on lactate metabolism during the first 10 min of recovery from high-intensity exercise. Subjects exercised (61.0 +/- 5.4 W) one leg to exhaustion (approximately 3.5 min), and after 1 h of rest they performed the same exhaustive exercise with the other leg. For one leg the intense exercise was followed by rest [passive (P) leg], and for the other leg the exercise was followed by a 10-min period with low-intensity exercise at a work rate of 10 W [active (A) leg]. The muscle lactate concentration after the intense exercise was the same in the P and A legs, but after 10 min of recovery, the lactate concentration and the arterial blood lactate level were higher for the P leg than for the A leg (both P < 0.05). During the recovery, the mean blood flow was lower for the P leg than for the A leg (P < 0.05), whereas the mean lactate efflux was not significantly different. During the 10 min of recovery, lactate release accounted for approximately 60% of the change in muscle lactate for either leg. The leg excess postexercise O2 consumption during 10 min of recovery was 440 and 750 ml for the P and A legs, respectively. The present data suggest that a lowered blood lactate level during active recovery is due to an elevated muscle lactate metabolism and is not caused by a transient higher release of lactate from the exercising muscles coupled with greater uptake in other tissues.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

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The physiology of soccer--with special reference to intense intermittent exercise.

The present thesis is based on 14 original articles published in international journals (I-XIV, see page 8) and a summarizing review. The thesis deals with the physiological demands of soccer, with a particular focus on the physiological response to repeated intense exercise. In chapter I the specific issues are presented and in chapter II the physiological demands in soccer are discussed based on the results of the studies performed. Chapter III contains a short survey of the experiments performed to study specifically muscle metabolism and muscle fatigue with repeated intense muscle contractions. With reference to the topics covered in chapters II and III, fatigue during a soccer match is discussed in chapter IV, and chapter V deals with applications for physical training in soccer. Measurements have been performed during soccer matches and training, as well as in experiments simulating the activities of a soccer match. The information obtained has been compared to results from studies of the physical capacity of top-class soccer players and from laboratory experiments aimed at investigating metabolism and fatigue in intermittent exercise. Studies with whole-body and single muscle group exercises have been performed, the latter mainly with the application of a knee-extension model. In the studies on isolated muscle groups, biopsies taken from exercising muscles as well as arterial and femoral venous blood samples have allowed for detailed analysis of muscle ionic transportation and metabolism. In addition, the magnetic resonance technique has been used for the continuous determination of changes in muscle metabolites and pH during intermittent exercise. Analysis of activities during soccer matches showed that a top-class soccer player covers an average distance of approximately 11 km during a match. The distance differs highly between players and is partly related to the position in a team. Midfield players run more at low speed than defenders and forwards, whereas no difference appears to exist between groups when comparing the distance covered at high speed. The distance covered at high speed is the same in the beginning as in the end of a match. The total distance covered by a player during a soccer match is only to a limited extent a measure of the physiological demands on the player during the match. In addition to running, a player is engaged in many other energy demanding activities, i.e. tackling, jumping, accelerating and turning. A more precise evaluation of the total energy demand during a soccer match may be achieved by performing physiological measurements in connection with soccer matches (I).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)

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Energy demands in competitive soccer.

In elite outfield players, the average work rate during a soccer match, as estimated from variables such as heart rate, is approximately 70% of maximal oxygen uptake (VO2 max). This corresponds to an energy production of approximately 5700 kJ (1360 kcal) for a person weighing 75 kg with a VO2 max of 60 ml kg-1 min-1. Aerobic energy production appears to account for more than 90% of total energy consumption. Nevertheless, anaerobic energy production plays an essential role during soccer matches. During intensive exercise periods of a game, creatine phosphate, and to a lesser extent the stored adenosine triphosphate, are utilized. Both compounds are partly restored during a subsequent prolonged rest period. In blood samples taken after top-class soccer matches, the lactate concentration averages 3-9 mM, and individual values frequently exceed 10 mM during match-play. Furthermore, the adenosine diphosphate degradation products--ammonia/ammonium, hypoxanthine and uric acid--are elevated in the blood during soccer matches. Thus, the anaerobic energy systems are heavily taxes during periods of match-play. Glycogen in the working muscle seems to be the most important substrate for energy production during soccer matches. However, muscle triglycerides, blood free fatty acids and glucose are also used as substrates for oxidative metabolism in the muscles.

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Accumulated O2 deficit during intense exercise and muscle characteristics of elite athletes.

The accumulated O2 deficit (the difference between the estimated energy demand and the actual O2 uptake) was determined during intense exhaustive exercise (2-7 min) in elite athletes, and its relationship with muscle buffer capacity, muscle enzymes and muscle morphology was examined. Five oarsmen, fifteen soccer players, and fourteen distance runners ran, and three sprint cyclists cycled intensely to exhaustion (2-7 min). The oarsmen also performed exhaustive rowing. Blood lactate was measured immediately after several submaximal exercise bouts. A muscle biopsy was taken at rest from m. gastrocnemius of the soccer players and runners, and from m. vastus lateralis of the cyclists. The accumulated O2 deficit for the oarsmen, soccer players and runners during treadmill running was 47.3 (range: 29.6-62.4), 49.5 (34.3-73.7) and 51.9 (26.5-85.5) ml O2 equivalents ("O2-Eq").kg-1 b.w., respectively, and it was 56.5 (47.5-73.2) ml "O2-Eq".kg-1 for the cyclists during cycling. The O2 deficit was not related to blood lactate during submaximal exercise, muscle enzyme activity (citrate synthase, 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA-dehydrogenase, lactate dehydrogenase), number of muscle capillaries, %ST fibres or muscle buffer capacity. The accumulated O2 deficit was 36% higher (p < 0.05) during rowing compared to running. The present data suggest that the anaerobic energy production during intense exercise is related to the muscle mass involved. However, it appears that the anaerobic energy turnover is not determined by muscle fibre type distribution, muscle buffer capacity or muscle endurance capacity.

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Lactate and H+ effluxes from human skeletal muscles during intense, dynamic exercise.

1. Lactate and H+ efflux from skeletal muscles were studied with the one-legged knee extension model under conditions in which blood flow, arterial lactate and the muscle-blood lactate concentration gradient were altered. Subjects exercised one leg twice to exhaustion (EX1, EX2), separated by a 10 min recovery and a period of intense intermittent exercise. After 1 h of recovery the exercise protocol was repeated with the other leg. Low-intensity exercise was performed with one leg during the recovery periods, while the other leg was passive during its recovery periods. 2. Prior to, and immediately after, EX1 and EX2 and then 3 and 10 min after EX1, a biopsy was taken from the vastus lateralis of the exercised leg for lactate, pH, muscle water and fibre-type determinations. Measurements of leg blood flow and venous-arterial differences for lactate (whole blood and plasma), pH, partial pressure of CO2 (PCO2), haemoglobin, saturation and base excess (BE) were performed at the end of exercise and regularly during the recovery period after EX1. 3. The lactate release was linearly related (r = 0.96; P < 0.05) to the muscle lactate gradient over a range of muscle lactate from 0 to 45 mmol (kg wet wt)-1. The muscle lactate transport was evaluated from the net femoral venous-arterial differences (V-Adiff) for lactate. This rose with increases in the muscle lactate gradients, but as the gradient reached higher levels the V-Adiff lactate responded less than at smaller gradients. Thus, the lactate transport over the muscle membrane appears to be partly saturated at high muscle lactate concentrations. 4. The percentage of slow twitch (%ST) fibres was inversely related to the muscle lactate gradient, but it was not correlated to the lactate release at the end of the exercises. In spite of a significantly higher blood flow during active recovery, the lactate release was the same whether the leg was resting or performed low-intensity exercise in the recovery periods. In several other conditions the muscle lactate and H+ gradients would have predicted that the V-Adiff lactate would have been greater than it actually was. Thus, a variety of factors affect muscle lactate transport, including arterial lactate concentration, muscle perfusion, muscle contraction pattern and muscle morphology. 5. The muscle and femoral venous pH declined during EX1 to 6.73 and 7.14-7.15, respectively, and they increased to resting levels during 10 min of either passive or active recovery.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)

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Skeletal muscle ammonia production and repeated, intense exercise in humans.

We investigated the impact of repeated, high-intensity exercise on NH3 metabolism using the single-leg knee extensor model. The muscle glycogen level would be lowered by the initial exercise and low glycogen may stimulate NH3 production independent of any other effects of previous exercise. Therefore a high muscle glycogen condition was included in the protocol so that the pre-exercise glycogen concentration would be at least at a normal resting level for the second exercise. The subjects (n = 6) used previous exercise and (or) diet to begin the exercise with either normal (87.0 +/- 14.4 mmol/kg wet weight) or high (176.8 +/- 22.9 mmol/kg wet weight) glycogen (C and HG, respectively) in the quadriceps. They exercised (Ex1) one leg to exhaustion (140% leg VO2 max), rested 1 h, repeated the exercise (Ex2), and then repeated the protocol with the opposite leg. The exercise durations of Ex1 and Ex2, respectively, for C were 2.82 +/- 0.51 and 2.47 +/- 0.47 min (p < 0.05) and for HG were 2.92 +/- 0.57 and 2.77 +/- 0.50 min. The NH3 efflux was reduced (p < 0.05) from Ex1 to Ex2 in both C (516 +/- 159 and 250 +/- 69 mumol, respectively) and HG (618 +/- 233 and 275 +/- 124 mumol, respectively). While NH3 efflux was virtually identical between C and HG in both Ex1 and Ex2, HG consistently had a greater arterial NH3 concentration (p < 0.05). The decreased efflux in Ex2 compared with Ex1 was not due to greater accumulation of muscle NH3.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

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NMR and analytic biochemical evaluation of CrP and nucleotides in the human calf during muscle contraction.

This study compared biochemical and 31P-nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) determinations of energy metabolites during isometric contractions of the human calf muscle at various exercise intensities. Seven male subjects performed one-legged isometric contractions at a work load of 28, 64, and 90% of maximal voluntary contraction force (28-, 64-, and 90%-CON, respectively) for 3 min, 40 s, and 40 s, respectively, in a magnet and in an exact model of the magnet with an arrangement for rapid muscle biopsy sampling from the gastrocnemius. The decrease in phosphocreatine (CrP) determined by NMR was 20, 33, and 71% for 28%-, 64%-, and 90%-CON, respectively. These decreases were the same as those determined biochemically (25, 34, and 61%, respectively). Muscle CrP 1 min after 90%-CON was also found to be similar between NMR and biochemical determinations (88 and 74% of resting value, respectively). Although no significant change in muscle ATP was found by NMR, a decrease of 29% was observed biochemically at 90%-CON. The ratio between muscle CrP and ATP was the same between NMR and biochemical determinations except for 90%-CON (1.98 and 0.78, respectively). The increase in muscle ADP determined by NMR was two-, five-, and eightfold higher than that found biochemically for 28%-, 64%-, and 90%-CON, respectively.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

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Comparison of various exercise tests with endurance performance during soccer in professional players.

To evaluate exercise procedures to test the endurance capacity during soccer, individual results in laboratory and field tests were compared to physical performance during the match and further to performance during long term, intermittent exercise. Twenty professional soccer players were video-taped during competitive soccer matches, and the longest total distance (match-distance) and high intensity distance were determined. Blood lactate and maximum oxygen uptake (VO2max) were measured during treadmill running. The subjects also carried out a continuous and an interval field test. Furthermore, eight players performed a prolonged, soccer-specific, intermittent test to exhaustion. Muscle enzymes and morphological characteristics were determined in biopsy samples obtained from the m. gastrocnemius. The distance covered during the prolonged, intermittent test (mean: 16.3 km; range: 14.8-18.5 km) was not related to match-distance (r = 0.16), however, its correlation coefficient with high intensity distance covered during the match was 0.70. The interval field test distance was strongly correlated (r = 0.83) with the distance covered during the prolonged, intermittent test distance. VO2max (r = 0.64) and blood lactate concentrations during submaximal running (r = 0.58) were related to match-distance, but not to the prolonged intermittent test distance (r = 0.18 and r = 0.27, respectively). The muscle enzyme activities and the morphological variables were not related to match activities nor to prolonged, intermittent exercise performance.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

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The effect of carbohydrate diet on intermittent exercise performance.

To determine the effect of a carbohydrate-(CHO) enriched diet on long-term, intermittent exercise performance, seven professional soccer players (mean maximum oxygen uptake: 60.6 (range: 56.0-65.1) ml.min-1.kg-1) were tested twice. The standardized test consisted initially of a field part (6856 m) followed by treadmill running to exhaustion. The relative work rates were 65, 57 and 81% of maximum oxygen uptake during the field test, and during the first and last part of the treadmill running, respectively. The players ingested a diet containing either 39% (C-diet) or 65% carbohydrate (CHO-diet) during the two days prior to each test. The order of the diets was assigned randomly. Neither blood lactate nor glucose concentrations at exhaustion differed after the two diets. The total mean running distance after the CHO-diet was 17.1 km, which was 0.9 km longer (p less than 0.05) than after the C-diet. Nevertheless, three subjects had a difference in running distance of less than 420 m. In contrast to the remaining players, these players had a higher RER-value during treadmill running in association with the CHO-diet. The mean CHO intake of 46% in the normal diet of the players was below the Nordic Nutritional Recommendation. In conclusion, performance during intermittent running was enhanced following the ingestion of a CHO enriched diet for two days. However, not all players benefited from the CHO-diet perhaps because they, in contrast to the other players, responded with a higher utilization of CHO after the CHO-diet.

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Elevated muscle glycogen and anaerobic energy production during exhaustive exercise in man.

1. The effect of elevated muscle glycogen on anaerobic energy production, and glycogenolytic and glycolytic rates was examined in man by using the one-legged knee extension model, which enables evaluation of metabolism in a well-defined muscle group. 2. Six subjects performed very intense exercise to exhaustion (EX1) with one leg with normal glycogen (control) and one with a very high concentration (HG). With each leg, the exhaustive exercise was repeated after 1 h of recovery (EX2). Prior to and immediately after each exercise bout, a muscle biopsy was taken from m. vastus lateralis of the active leg for determination of glycogen, lactate, creatine phosphate (CP) and nucleotide concentrations. Measurements of leg blood flow and femoral arterial-venous differences for oxygen content, lactate, glucose, free fatty acids and potassium were performed before and regularly during the exhaustive exercises. 3. Muscle glycogen concentration prior to EX1 was 87.0 and 176.8 mmol (kg wet wt)-1 for the control and HG leg, respectively, and the decreases during exercise were 26.3 (control) and 25.6 (HG) mmol (kg wet wt)-1. The net glycogen utilization rate was not related to pre-exercise muscle glycogen concentration. Muscle lactate concentration at the end of EX1 was 18.8 (control) and 16.1 (HG) mmol (kg wet wt)-1, and the net lactate production (including lactate release) was 26.5 (control) and 23.6 (HG) mmol (kg wet wt)-1. Rate of lactate production was unrelated to initial muscle glycogen level. Time to exhaustion for EX1 was the same for the control leg (2.82 min) and HG leg (2.92 min). 4. Muscle glycogen concentration before EX2 was 14 mmol (kg wet wt)-1 lower than prior to EX1. During EX2 the muscle glycogen decline of 19.6 mmol (kg wet wt)-1 for the control leg was less than for the HG leg (26.2 mmol (kg wet wt)-1). The muscle lactate concentrations at the end of EX2 were about 7-8 mmol (kg wet wt)-1 lower compared to EX1, and the net lactate production was reduced by 40%. The exercise time during EX2 was 0.35 min shorter for the control leg, while no difference was observed for the HG leg. 5. Total reduction in ATP and CP was similar during the four exercise bouts, while a higher accumulation of inosine monophosphate (IMP) occurred during EX2 for the control leg (0.72 mmol (kg wet wt)-1) compared to the HG leg (0.20 mmol (kg wet wt)-1).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS)

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Elevated muscle acidity and energy production during exhaustive exercise in humans.

This study examined the effect of previous intense exercise on energy production during exhaustive exercise. Subjects (n = 6) performed dynamic knee extensor exercise to exhaustion twice (Ex1 and Ex2) separated by 16 min of recovery consisting of 10 min of rest, 3.5 min of very high-intensity intermittent exercise, and a further 2.5 min of rest. This resulted in an elevated muscle lactate concentration of 13.1 mmol/kg wet wt before Ex2. Muscle lactate concentration was the same at end of Ex1 and Ex2, but the accumulation of lactate and net lactate release during Ex2 was reduced (P < 0.05) by 67 and 38%, respectively. The time to exhaustion was 3.73 and 2.98 min, respectively, and the mean rate of net lactate production for Ex2 was lower (P < 0.05) than for Ex1 (4.6 +/- 1.2 and 9.6 +/- 1.7 mmol.min-1.kg wet wt-1, respectively). Leg O2 uptake was the same for Ex1 and Ex2. Muscle pH (6.85) was lowered (P < 0.05) before Ex2, but at the end of Ex2 (6.77) it tended (P < 0.1) to be higher compared with that at the end of Ex1 (6.73). In summary, the net lactate production rate is reduced but the aerobic energy production is not significantly altered when intense exercise is repeated. Fatigue and the lowered glycolysis do not appear to be caused by the elevated acidity per se before exercise.

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Acute and habitual caffeine ingestion and metabolic responses to steady-state exercise.

This study compared the exercise catecholamine and metabolic responses to a caffeine challenge in trained subjects before and after a 6-wk period of increased caffeine ingestion. Trained subjects (n = 6) were challenged with 500 mg of caffeine followed by prolonged exercise before and after 6 wk of increased caffeine ingestion (500 mg ingested before each daily run). A control group (n = 6) of trained subjects followed the same protocol except for caffeine ingestion. Acute caffeine ingestion resulted in increased plasma epinephrine and decreased respiratory exchange ratio (RER) during exercise. After 6 wk of caffeine supplementation, the epinephrine response to exercise or caffeine plus exercise was decreased, although the latter still resulted in a lower RER value compared with exercise without caffeine ingestion. Activity of key metabolic enzymes (hexokinase, citrate synthase, phosphorylase, and 3-hydroxyacyl-coenzyme A dehydrogenase) from biopsies of the gastrocnemius showed no response to 6 wk of this increased adrenergic receptor stimulation and, on the basis of the lower RER, enhanced fat metabolism. This study suggests that caffeine ingestion by trained subjects causes increases in plasma epinephrine and reduces the RER during exercise. However, habitual stimulation results in a general dampening of the epinephrine response to caffeine or exercise. There was no indication that increased adrenergic stimulation and fat oxidation caused any adaptation in the activity of metabolic enzymes.

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