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Glycogen synthesis in muscle fibers during active recovery from intense exercise. 2003

Timothy J Fairchild, and Alex A Armstrong, and Arjun Rao, and Hawk Liu, and Steve Lawrence, and Paul A Fournier
School of Human Movement and Exercise Science, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia.

OBJECTIVE There is evidence that active recovery impairs glycogen repletion in skeletal muscles of fasted individuals. Our main goal was to examine the impact of active recovery on the glycogen stores of the different muscle fiber types. METHODS Eight endurance-trained individuals cycled for 2.5 min at 130% [OV0312]O(2peak) followed by a 30-s all-out cycling sprint. After exercise, the participants were subjected to either a passive recovery or an active recovery protocol that consisted of pedalling for 45 min at 40% [OV0312]O(2peak). RESULTS During active recovery, blood lactate and pH returned more rapidly toward preexercise levels than during passive recovery. In contrast, average muscle glycogen content remained at stable levels during active recovery (209 +/- 32 and 202 +/- 30 mmol.kg-1 at 0 and 45 min of recovery, respectively) but increased significantly in response to passive recovery (from 185 +/- 27 to 283 +/- 42 mmol.kg-1). The pattern of change in periodic acid-Schiff staining intensity across muscle fibers suggests that the impact of active recovery on average muscle glycogen content is different from that observed at the levels of the individual muscle fibers, with active recovery having no effect on glycogen resynthesis in Type II muscle fibers but causing glycogen breakdown in Type I muscle fibers. Although active recovery was also associated with higher plasma catecholamines and lower insulin levels, such an unfavorable hormonal environment had no effect on glycogen resynthesis in Type II muscle fibers. CONCLUSIONS Active recovery in comparison to passive recovery does not affect glycogen resynthesis in Type II muscle fibers despite being associated with an unfavorable hormonal environment but results in a marked glycogen mobilization in Type I muscle fibers.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D010101 Oxygen Consumption The rate at which oxygen is used by a tissue; microliters of oxygen STPD used per milligram of tissue per hour; the rate at which oxygen enters the blood from alveolar gas, equal in the steady state to the consumption of oxygen by tissue metabolism throughout the body. (Stedman, 25th ed, p346) Consumption, Oxygen,Consumptions, Oxygen,Oxygen Consumptions
D006003 Glycogen
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D006863 Hydrogen-Ion Concentration The normality of a solution with respect to HYDROGEN ions; H+. It is related to acidity measurements in most cases by pH pH,Concentration, Hydrogen-Ion,Concentrations, Hydrogen-Ion,Hydrogen Ion Concentration,Hydrogen-Ion Concentrations
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D015444 Exercise Physical activity which is usually regular and done with the intention of improving or maintaining PHYSICAL FITNESS or HEALTH. Contrast with PHYSICAL EXERTION which is concerned largely with the physiologic and metabolic response to energy expenditure. Aerobic Exercise,Exercise, Aerobic,Exercise, Isometric,Exercise, Physical,Isometric Exercise,Physical Activity,Acute Exercise,Exercise Training,Activities, Physical,Activity, Physical,Acute Exercises,Aerobic Exercises,Exercise Trainings,Exercise, Acute,Exercises,Exercises, Acute,Exercises, Aerobic,Exercises, Isometric,Exercises, Physical,Isometric Exercises,Physical Activities,Physical Exercise,Physical Exercises,Training, Exercise,Trainings, Exercise
D018656 Muscle Fibers, Fast-Twitch Skeletal muscle fibers characterized by their expression of the Type II MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN isoforms which have high ATPase activity and effect several other functional properties - shortening velocity, power output, rate of tension redevelopment. Several fast types have been identified. Muscle Fibers, Intermediate,Muscle Fibers, Type II,Muscle Fibers, White,Fast-Twitch Muscle Fiber,Fast-Twitch Muscle Fibers,Fiber, Fast-Twitch Muscle,Fiber, Intermediate Muscle,Fiber, White Muscle,Fibers, Fast-Twitch Muscle,Fibers, Intermediate Muscle,Fibers, White Muscle,Intermediate Muscle Fiber,Intermediate Muscle Fibers,Muscle Fiber, Fast-Twitch,Muscle Fiber, Intermediate,Muscle Fiber, White,Muscle Fibers, Fast Twitch,White Muscle Fiber,White Muscle Fibers
D018657 Muscle Fibers, Slow-Twitch Skeletal muscle fibers characterized by their expression of the Type I MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN isoforms which have low ATPase activity and effect several other functional properties - shortening velocity, power output, rate of tension redevelopment. Muscle Fibers, Red,Muscle Fibers, Type I,Fiber, Red Muscle,Fiber, Slow-Twitch Muscle,Fibers, Red Muscle,Fibers, Slow-Twitch Muscle,Muscle Fiber, Red,Muscle Fiber, Slow-Twitch,Muscle Fibers, Slow Twitch,Red Muscle Fiber,Red Muscle Fibers,Slow-Twitch Muscle Fiber,Slow-Twitch Muscle Fibers
D019344 Lactic Acid A normal intermediate in the fermentation (oxidation, metabolism) of sugar. The concentrated form is used internally to prevent gastrointestinal fermentation. (From Stedman, 26th ed) Lactate,2-Hydroxypropanoic Acid,2-Hydroxypropionic Acid,Ammonium Lactate,D-Lactic Acid,L-Lactic Acid,Propanoic Acid, 2-Hydroxy-, (2R)-,Propanoic Acid, 2-Hydroxy-, (2S)-,Sarcolactic Acid,2 Hydroxypropanoic Acid,2 Hydroxypropionic Acid,D Lactic Acid,L Lactic Acid,Lactate, Ammonium

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