title: Sago supplementation for recovery from cycling in a warm-humid environment and its influence on subsequent cycling physiology and performance.
abstract: This study determined whether sago porridge ingested immediately after exercise (Exercise 1) in warm-humid conditions (30 ± 1°C, 71 ± 4 % RH; 20 km·h-1frontal airflow) conferred more rapid recovery, as measured by repeat performance (Exercise 2), compared to a control condition. Eight well-trained, male cyclists/triathletes (34 ± 9 y, VO2peak 70 ± 10 ml·kg-1·min-1, peak aerobic power 413 ± 75 W) completed two 15-min time-trials pre-loaded with 15-min warm-up cycling following >24h standardization of training and diet. Mean power output was not different between trials during Exercise 1 (286 ± 67 vs. 281 ± 59 W), however, was reduced during Exercise 2 for control (274 ± 61 W) but not sago (283 ± 60 W) that led to a significant performance decrement (vs. Exercise 1) of 3.9% for control and an improvement (vs. control) of 3.7% for sago during Exercise 2 (P< 0.05). Sago ingestion was also associated with higher blood glucose concentrations during recovery compared to control. These results indicate that feeding sago during recovery from exercise in a warm-humid environment improves recovery of performance during a subsequent exercise bout when compared to a water-only control. As these effects were larger than the test-retest coefficient of variation for work completed during the 15-min time-trial (2.3%) it can be confidently concluded that the observed effects are real.
authors.affiliation: School of Sport and Exercise, Massey University , Palmerston North, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Mohd Rahimi
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Che Jusoh
authors.affiliation: School of Sport and Exercise, Massey University , Palmerston North, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Stephen R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Stannard
authors.affiliation: School of Sport and Exercise, Massey University , Palmerston North, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Toby
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mündel
keywords: exercise; heat stress; humidity; southeast Asia; starch