Effects of Phosphate Loading on Metabolic and Myocardial Responses to Maximal and Endurance Exercise
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Six trained male cyclists and triathletes participated in a double blind study to determine the effects of phosphate loading on maximal and endurance exercise performance. Subjects ingested either 1 gm of tribasic sodium phosphate or a glucose placebo four times daily for 3 days prior to performing either an incremental maximal cycling test or a simulated 40-km time trial on a computerized race simulator. They continued the supplementation protocol for an additional day and then performed the remaining maximal or performance exercise test. Subjects observed a 17-day washout period between testing sessions and repeated the experiment with the alternate supplement regimen in identical fashion. Metabolic data were collected at 15-sec intervals while venous blood samples and 2D-echocardiographic data were collected during each stage of exercise during the maximal exercise test and at 8-km intervals during the 404cm time trial. Results indicate that phosphate loading attenuated anaerobic threshold, increased myocardial ejection fraction and fractional shortening, increased maximal oxidative capacity, and enhanced endurance performance in competitive cyclists and triathletes.
Kreider, Miller, Schenck, Cortes, Miriel, and Hill are with the Wellness Institute and Research Ctr., Dept. of HPER, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23529-0196. Somma is with the Dept. of Medical Technology at Old Dominion University. Rowland is with Hewlett-Packard Co., PO Box 9669, Richmond, VA 23228. Turner resides in Chester, VA.
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