Defecation enhances cerebral perfusion and delays fatigue in elite triathletes.
Chen-Chan WeiGiancarlo CondelloAi-Lun YangSzu-Hsien YuYi-Hung LiaoChung-Yu ChenChi-Chieh HsuChi-Yang HuangChia-Hua KuoPublished in: Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition (2023)
Our results suggest that improved exercise performance after defecation is associated with greater blood availability to compensate deoxygenation in the prefrontal brain region during exercise. Further investigation is needed to examine the role of increasing sub-navel oxygen consumption in the performance improvement after defecation.
Keyphrases
- high intensity
- physical activity
- functional connectivity
- resting state
- resistance training
- body composition
- cerebral ischemia
- white matter
- subarachnoid hemorrhage
- working memory
- transcranial magnetic stimulation
- sleep quality
- contrast enhanced
- magnetic resonance imaging
- brain injury
- multiple sclerosis
- blood brain barrier
- magnetic resonance