Effects of pre-exercise glycerol supplementation on dehydration, metabolic, kinematic, and thermographic variables in international race walkers

Background Due to the increase in global temperature, it is necessary to investigate solutions so that athletes competing in hot conditions can perform in optimal conditions avoiding loss of performance and health problems. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate the effect of pre-exercise glycerol s...

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Main Authors: Francisco Javier Martínez-Noguera, Alessio Cabizosu, Pedro E. Alcaraz, Cristian Marín-Pagán
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Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2024-12-01
Series:Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/15502783.2024.2346563
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author Francisco Javier Martínez-Noguera
Alessio Cabizosu
Pedro E. Alcaraz
Cristian Marín-Pagán
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Alessio Cabizosu
Pedro E. Alcaraz
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description Background Due to the increase in global temperature, it is necessary to investigate solutions so that athletes competing in hot conditions can perform in optimal conditions avoiding loss of performance and health problems. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate the effect of pre-exercise glycerol supplementation during a rectangular test at ambient temperature mid (28.2ºC) on dehydration variables in international race walkers.Methods Eight international male race walkers (age: 28.0 years (4.4); weight: 65.6 kg (6.6); height: 180.0 cm (5.0); fat mass: 6.72% (0.66); muscle mass: 33.3 kg (3.3); VO2MAX: 66.5 ml · kg−1·min−1 (1.9)) completed this randomized crossover design clinical trial. Subjects underwent two interventions: they consumed placebo (n = 8) and glycerol (n = 8) acutely, before a rectangular test where dehydration, RPE, metabolic, kinematic, and thermographic variables were analyzed before, during and after the test.Results After the intervention, significant differences were found between groups in body mass in favor of the placebo (Placebo: −2.23 kg vs Glycerol: −2.48 kg; p = 0.033). For other variables, no significant differences were found.Conclusion Therefore, pre-exercise glycerol supplementation was not able to improve any dehydration, metabolic, kinematic, or thermographic variables during a rectangular test at temperature mid in international race walkers. Possibly, a higher environmental temperature could have generated a higher metabolic and thermoregulatory stress, generating differences between groups like other previous scientific evidence.
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spelling doaj-art-ee3f6c319bbc4326ae52465aa9c03e802025-08-20T02:50:26ZengTaylor & Francis GroupJournal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition1550-27832024-12-0121110.1080/15502783.2024.2346563Effects of pre-exercise glycerol supplementation on dehydration, metabolic, kinematic, and thermographic variables in international race walkersFrancisco Javier Martínez-Noguera0Alessio Cabizosu1Pedro E. Alcaraz2Cristian Marín-Pagán3Research Center for High Performance Sport Catholic University of Murcia, Murcia, SpainTHERMHESC Group, Chair of Ribera Hospital de Molina San Antonio Catholic University of Murcia (UCAM), Murcia, SpainResearch Center for High Performance Sport Catholic University of Murcia, Murcia, SpainResearch Center for High Performance Sport Catholic University of Murcia, Murcia, SpainBackground Due to the increase in global temperature, it is necessary to investigate solutions so that athletes competing in hot conditions can perform in optimal conditions avoiding loss of performance and health problems. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate the effect of pre-exercise glycerol supplementation during a rectangular test at ambient temperature mid (28.2ºC) on dehydration variables in international race walkers.Methods Eight international male race walkers (age: 28.0 years (4.4); weight: 65.6 kg (6.6); height: 180.0 cm (5.0); fat mass: 6.72% (0.66); muscle mass: 33.3 kg (3.3); VO2MAX: 66.5 ml · kg−1·min−1 (1.9)) completed this randomized crossover design clinical trial. Subjects underwent two interventions: they consumed placebo (n = 8) and glycerol (n = 8) acutely, before a rectangular test where dehydration, RPE, metabolic, kinematic, and thermographic variables were analyzed before, during and after the test.Results After the intervention, significant differences were found between groups in body mass in favor of the placebo (Placebo: −2.23 kg vs Glycerol: −2.48 kg; p = 0.033). For other variables, no significant differences were found.Conclusion Therefore, pre-exercise glycerol supplementation was not able to improve any dehydration, metabolic, kinematic, or thermographic variables during a rectangular test at temperature mid in international race walkers. Possibly, a higher environmental temperature could have generated a higher metabolic and thermoregulatory stress, generating differences between groups like other previous scientific evidence.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/15502783.2024.2346563Thermal stressperformanceoxygen uptakeskin surface temperaturelactate
spellingShingle Francisco Javier Martínez-Noguera
Alessio Cabizosu
Pedro E. Alcaraz
Cristian Marín-Pagán
Effects of pre-exercise glycerol supplementation on dehydration, metabolic, kinematic, and thermographic variables in international race walkers
Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition
Thermal stress
performance
oxygen uptake
skin surface temperature
lactate
title Effects of pre-exercise glycerol supplementation on dehydration, metabolic, kinematic, and thermographic variables in international race walkers
title_full Effects of pre-exercise glycerol supplementation on dehydration, metabolic, kinematic, and thermographic variables in international race walkers
title_fullStr Effects of pre-exercise glycerol supplementation on dehydration, metabolic, kinematic, and thermographic variables in international race walkers
title_full_unstemmed Effects of pre-exercise glycerol supplementation on dehydration, metabolic, kinematic, and thermographic variables in international race walkers
title_short Effects of pre-exercise glycerol supplementation on dehydration, metabolic, kinematic, and thermographic variables in international race walkers
title_sort effects of pre exercise glycerol supplementation on dehydration metabolic kinematic and thermographic variables in international race walkers
topic Thermal stress
performance
oxygen uptake
skin surface temperature
lactate
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/15502783.2024.2346563
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