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ERIC Number: EJ980284
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Jun
Pages: 6
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0270-1367
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The Effect of Glycerol Ingestion on Performance during Simulated Multisport Activity
Knight, Christopher; Braakhuis, Andrea; Paton, Carl
Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, v81 n2 p233-238 Jun 2010
Glycerol-induced hyperhydration has been applied to endurance sport with limited success as a performance enhancement strategy. Glycerol has been used as a hyperhydrating agent, because it has been shown to be rapidly absorbed and osmotically active; therefore, the fluid intake with glycerol is distributed throughout the body. Hyperhydration with glycerol increases fluid retention compared to water alone, thus shown to be performance enhancing in hot conditions in which high fluid losses are likely. However, glycerol-induced hyperhydration studies limited to hot conditions may not be applicable to multisport events held in ambient temperatures. The aim of this study was to determine whether glycerol hyperhydration would improve performance in a long, simulated multisport time-trial (kayak, cycle, and run) under cool, ambient temperatures more so than hyperhydration with water alone. (Contains 3 tables and 1 figure.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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