Cycling time trial performance is improved by carbohydrate ingestion during exercise regardless of a fed or fasted state.

Sara Kely Learsi da Silva Santos Alves Thaysa Ghiarone Marcos David Silva-Cavalcante Victor A Andrade-Souza Thays Ataide-Silva Romulo Bertuzzi Gustavo Gomes de Araujo Glenn K McConell Adriano Eduardo Lima-Silva

Published in: Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports (2019)

These findings indicate that even when breakfast is provided before exercise, carbohydrate ingestion during exercise is still beneficial for exercise performance. However, ingesting carbohydrate during exercise can overcome a lack of breakfast.

Keyphrases

high intensity
physical activity
resistance training
clinical trial
randomized controlled trial
study protocol