Trial reportPloS one2016
Intake of Protein Plus Carbohydrate during the First Two Hours after Exhaustive Cycling Improves Performance the following Day.
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32 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The effectiveness of protein supplements on athletic performance and post-exercise recovery - a Bayesian multilevel meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2026Pooled it
- The effect of protein intake on athletic performance: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Pooled it
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- Effect of high intakes of protein-only and carbohydrate-only on plasma metabolites and hormones, in addition to nitrogen excretion.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Trial
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- The Effect of Alginate Encapsulated Plant-Based Carbohydrate and Protein Supplementation on Recovery and Subsequent Performance in Athletes.Nutrients · 2024Trial
- Carbohydrate-Protein drink is effective for restoring endurance capacity in masters class athletes after a two-Hour recovery.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2023Trial
- Pre-sleep protein supplementation in professional cyclists during a training camp: a three-arm randomized controlled trial.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2023Trial
- Effects of carbohydrate and protein supplement strategies on endurance capacity and muscle damage of endurance runners: A double blind, controlled crossover trial.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2022Trial
- The effect of low dose marine protein hydrolysates on short-term recovery after high intensity performance cycling: a double-blinded crossover study.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2019Trial
- Chocolate Milk versus carbohydrate supplements in adolescent athletes: a field based study.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2019Trial
- Supplemental Protein during Heavy Cycling Training and Recovery Impacts Skeletal Muscle and Heart Rate Responses but Not Performance.Nutrients · 2016Trial
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- Cardiac-Metabolic Coupling Revealed by Lipid and Energy Metabolomics Determines 80 km Endurance Performance in Yili Horses.Biology · 2025Article
- Impact of Salivary Amino Acid Concentrations on 8 km Running Performance in Male Undergraduate Students: A Prospective Observational Study Based on HPLC.Metabolites · 2025Article
- Nutritional Strategies to Improve Post-exercise Recovery and Subsequent Exercise Performance: A Narrative Review.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Review
- Effects of seven days' fasting on physical performance and metabolic adaptation during exercise in humans.Nature communications · 2025Article
- Systemic proteome adaptions to 7-day complete caloric restriction in humans.Nature metabolism · 2024Article
- Effect of five hours of mixed exercise on urinary nitrogen excretion in healthy moderate-to-well-trained young adults.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
- Post-Exercise Protein Intake May Reduce Time in Hypoglycemia Following Moderate-Intensity Continuous Exercise among Adults with Type 1 Diabetes.Nutrients · 2023Article
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Abstract
Intake of protein immediately after exercise stimulates protein synthesis but improved recovery of performance is not consistently observed. The primary aim of the present study was to compare performance 18 h after exhaustive cycling in a randomized diet-controlled study (175 kJ·kg(-1) during 18 h) when subjects were supplemented with protein plus carbohydrate or carbohydrate only in a 2-h window starting immediately after exhaustive cycling. The second aim was to investigate the effect of no nutrition during the first 2 h and low total energy intake (113 kJ·kg(-1) during 18 h) on performance when protein intake was similar. Eight endurance-trained subjects cycled at 237±6 Watt (~72% VO2max) until exhaustion (TTE) on three occasions, and supplemented with 1.2 g carbohydrate·kg(-1)·h(-1) (CHO), 0.8 g carbohydrate + 0.4 g protein·kg(-1)·h(-1) (CHO+PRO) or placebo without energy (PLA). Intake of CHO+PROT increased plasma glucose, insulin, and branch chained amino acids, whereas CHO only increased glucose and insulin. Eighteen hours later, subjects performed another TTE at 237±6 Watt. TTE was increased after intake of CHO+PROT compared to CHO (63.5±4.4 vs 49.8±5.4 min; p<0.05). PLA reduced TTE to 42.8±5.1 min (p<0.05 vs CHO). Nitrogen balance was positive in CHO+PROT, and negative in CHO and PLA. In conclusion, performance was higher 18 h after exhaustive cycling with intake of CHO+PROT compared to an isocaloric amount of carbohydrate during the first 2 h post exercise. Intake of a similar amount of protein but less carbohydrate during the 18 h recovery period reduced performance.
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