title: Effects of phosphate loading on metabolic and myocardial responses to maximal and endurance exercise.
abstract: 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 40-km 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.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of HPER, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23529-0196.
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Kreider
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Schenck
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Cortes
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Miriel
authors.forename: C T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Somma
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rowland
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Turner
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hill
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001642:Bicycling; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D004452:Echocardiography; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D006321:Heart / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D006400:Hematocrit; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008660:Metabolism / Q000187:drug effects*; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D010710:Phosphates / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000097:blood / Q000494:pharmacology; D010807:Physical Endurance / Q000502:physiology*; D010919:Placebos; D011897:Random Allocation
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins; D010710:Phosphates; D010919:Placebos