The Impact of Fluid Loss and Carbohydrate Consumption during Exercise, on Young Cyclists’ Fatigue Perception in Relation to Training Load Level

Leonardo Cesanelli, Berta Ylaitė, Giuseppe Messina, Daniele Zangla, Stefania Cataldi, Antonio Palma and Angelo Iovane
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Leonardo Cesanelli: Sport and Exercise Sciences Research Unit, Department of Psychological, Pedagogical and Educational Sciences, University of Palermo, I-90128 Palermo, Italy
Berta Ylaitė: Institute of Sport Science and Innovations, Faculty of Sport Biomedicine, Lithuanian Sports University, 44221 Kaunas, Lithuania
Giuseppe Messina: Sport and Exercise Sciences Research Unit, Department of Psychological, Pedagogical and Educational Sciences, University of Palermo, I-90128 Palermo, Italy
Daniele Zangla: Sport and Exercise Sciences Research Unit, Department of Psychological, Pedagogical and Educational Sciences, University of Palermo, I-90128 Palermo, Italy
Stefania Cataldi: Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, School of Medicine, University of Study of Bari, 70122 Bari, Italy
Antonio Palma: Sport and Exercise Sciences Research Unit, Department of Psychological, Pedagogical and Educational Sciences, University of Palermo, I-90128 Palermo, Italy
Angelo Iovane: Sport and Exercise Sciences Research Unit, Department of Psychological, Pedagogical and Educational Sciences, University of Palermo, I-90128 Palermo, Italy

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 6, 1-10

Abstract: High-level young athletes need to face a wide spectrum of stressors on their journey to élite categories. The aims of the present study are (i) to evaluate session rate of perceived exertion (sRPE) at different training impulse (TRIMP) categories and the correlations between these two variables and, (ii) evaluate the correlations between sRPE, fluid loss, and carbohydrate consumption during exercise. Data on Edward’s TRIMP, sRPE, body mass loss pre- and post- exercise (?), and carbohydrate consumption (CHO/h) during exercise have been acquired from eight male junior cyclists during a competitive season. One-way ANOVA and correlation analysis with linear regression have been performed on acquired data. sRPE resulted in a significant difference in the three TRIMP categories ( p < 0.001). sRPE resulted in being very largely positively associated with TRIMP values ( p < 0.001; R = 0.71). ? as well as CHO/h was largely negatively related with sRPE in all TRIMP categories ( p < 0.001). The results confirmed the role of fluid balance and carbohydrate consumption on the perception of fatigue and fatigue accumulation dynamics independently from the training load. Young athletes’ training load monitoring and nutritional-hydration support represent important aspects in athlete’s exercise-induced fatigue management.

Keywords: fatigue; young athletes; cycling performance; sport nutrition; hydration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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