蚂蚁水提取物抗疲劳的研究

目的:研究蚂蚁水提取物抗疲劳作用及其机制,为提高运动员训练效果及比赛成绩提供科学方法。方法:将80只小鼠随机分为4组(n=20):阴性生理盐水对照组、蚂蚁水提取物分为高、中、低三个剂量组,比较各组小鼠力竭游泳时间、肝糖原、肌糖原、乳酸脱氢酶、超氧化物歧化酶、血乳酸和血尿素氮的差异,研究蚂蚁水提取物抗疲劳的效果和机制。结果:与阴性生理盐水对照组比较,蚂蚁水提取物中高剂量组能够延长小鼠负重游泳时间(P<0.01),提高小鼠乳酸脱氢酶、超氧化物歧化酶活力(P<0.01),降低血乳酸和血尿素氮含量(P<0.01),提高小鼠肌糖原储备量,但对肝糖原的储备量影响不大。结论:蚂蚁水提取物能起到抗疲劳作用,其原因可能是它提高了乳酸脱氢酶、超氧化物歧化酶活力,使得代谢产物的分解加快,从而小鼠在耐力运动中坚持更久的时间。     

无氧耐力运动状态下延缓机体血乳酸积累的训练方法探索

通过发展非原动肌群慢肌纤维有氧清除乳酸的能力,探索无氧耐力运动中,延缓血乳酸快速积累的训练方法.两组受试者在提高糖酵解能力的基础上,实验组增加小力量训练方法,发展非原动肌群的慢肌纤维,提高其清除血乳酸的能力.通过测试原动肌群丙酮酸激酶活性、非原动肌群苹果酸脱氢酶活性、400 m跑定量负荷后血乳酸浓度、400 m跑极量负荷后血乳酸清除速率等指标进行分析比较.结果表明:在发展原动肌群糖酵解能力的基础上,充分发展非原动肌群慢肌纤维有氧清除乳酸的能力,对于延缓运动中乳酸过快积累,是一种行之有效的训练方法.     

海蛇乙醇浸出物对小鼠抗疲劳作用的实验研究

目的　以小鼠为实验对象 ,研究海蛇乙醇浸出物 ( AEBFSS)的抗疲劳作用。　方法　每天灌胃给予小鼠 1次海蛇乙醇浸出物 ( AEBFSS) ,2 8天后测定小鼠的运动耐力 ,30天后测定小鼠的血清乳酸脱氢酶活力和肌糖原及肝糖原的含量。　结果　当海蛇乙醇浸出物 ( AEBFSS)灌胃剂量达到浸出蛋白5.0 mg/kg,与正常对照组比较 ,实验组的运动耐力和血清乳酸脱氢酶活力显著增强 ( P <0 .0 1) ,肌糖原和肝糖原的贮备量大大增加 ( P <0 .0 1)。　结论　海蛇乙醇浸出物 ( AEBFSS)具有明显增强小鼠运动耐力和延缓疲劳的作用     

猴头菇对小鼠抗疲劳作用的实验研究

分别以猴头菇干粉（猴头菇Ⅰ组）和猴头菇浸出液（猴头菇Ⅱ组）饲喂小鼠,观察猴头菇对小鼠血清乳酸脱氢酶（ＬＤＨ）活力、血乳酸、血清尿素氮（ＢＵＮ）、肝糖原、肌糖原含量及运动耐力的影响。结果表明：实验６０ｄ后,猴头菇Ⅰ、Ⅱ组ＬＤＨ活力、肝糖原及肌糖原含量明显高于对照组（Ｐ＜０．０５或Ｐ＜０．０１）;运动后血乳酸的水平和ＢＵＮ的增量明显低于对照组（Ｐ＜０．０５或Ｐ＜０．０１）;运动后血乳酸消除速率显著高于对照组（Ｐ＜０．０５）;在运动耐力测定时在水中淹死的时间比对照组长得多（Ｐ＜０．０５）。提示：猴头菇具有明显的增强运动能力和解除疲劳的作用。     

力竭性运动后鲇鱼幼鱼乳酸、糖原和葡萄糖水平的变动

于(25±1)℃的条件下分别测定了鲇鱼(Silurus asotusLinnaeus)幼鱼静止状态(对照组)与力竭性运动后不同恢复时间(0、0.5、1、2、48、、16h)肌肉、血液和肝脏三种组织中乳酸、糖原和葡萄糖的含量水平。结果显示:鲇鱼幼鱼力竭性运动后肌乳酸和血乳酸水平迅速上升并即刻达到峰值(12.13±0.19)μmol/g和(4.57±0.23)mmol/L,而肝乳酸的峰值((9.78±0.69)μmol/g)却出现在运动后恢复1h;肌组织乳酸的迅速上升伴随着糖原的快速下降,葡萄糖含量保持相对稳定;肌乳酸恢复历时为8h,清除速率为0.9μmol/h.g。实验结果表明鲇鱼力竭性运动后存在着明显的"乳酸泄露"现象,其无氧代谢的底物主要是糖原;肝组织可能是一个乳酸的临时贮存库。     

小儿脓毒性休克早期血乳酸浓度与病情严重程度的相关性分析

目的:探讨早期动态监测血乳酸浓度对评价小儿脓毒性休克病情严重程度与预后的价值。方法:入选90例小儿脓毒性休克患儿,以诊断休克为研究起点,动态监测研究0 h、6 h的血乳酸,计算6 h乳酸清除率。按PCIS评分分为≥70分组(n=41)、60~70分组(n=40)、60分组(n=9);按预后分为存活组(n=62)与死亡组(n=28);按乳酸清除率分为高乳酸清除率组(n=57)与低乳酸清除率组(n=33),对各组PCIS评分、0 h血乳酸及乳酸清除率等指标进行比较。结果:≥70分组、60~70分组、60分组0 h血乳酸及乳酸清除率比较差异有计学意义(P0.05),≥70分组明显低于60~70分组及60分组,60~70分组明显低于60分组(P均0.05);存活组PCIS评分及乳酸清除率显著高于死亡组,0 h血乳酸水平明显低于死亡组(P0.05);高乳酸清除率组PCIS评分显著高于低乳酸清除率组。PCIS评分与0 h血乳酸浓度呈显著负相关(r=-0.619,P0.05),与乳酸清除率呈显著正相关(r=-0.702,P0.05)。结论:在评价小儿脓毒性休克的病情严重程度及预后方面,早期血乳酸清除率比单次血乳酸浓度更有意义。     

表没食子儿茶素没食子酸酯对小鼠运动疲劳的拮抗作用

目的:探索腹腔注射表没食子儿茶素没食子酸酯(EGCG)对小鼠运动疲劳的拮抗作用。方法:将120只小鼠随机分为生理盐水对照(1 ml/kg·d)(A组)、EGCG低浓度组(10 mg/kg·d)(B组)、EGCG高浓度防护组(50 mg/kg·d)(C组)(n=40)。建立疲劳小鼠训练模型,每天腹腔注射不同剂量的EGCG或生理盐水,持续给药28 d。检测小鼠负重游泳、轮转耐力、爬杆、动物耐缺氧时间及血乳酸水平(BLA)、血尿素氮(BUN)、血乳酸脱氢酶(LDH)及肝糖原(LG)、肌糖原(MG)等疲劳相关指标。结果:腹腔注射EGCG组(B组、C组)小鼠负重游泳、爬杆、轮转耐力持续时间及耐缺氧存活时间显著延长,且较对照组相比具有显著性差异(P0.05,P0.01);同时提高小鼠血清中LDH浓度,降低BLA、BUN浓度及升高MG和LG含量。高浓度EGCG的抗疲劳效果与低浓度组相比更为明显(P0.05)。结论:EGCG具有拮抗小鼠运动疲劳的作用。     

红景天对运动训练大鼠睾酮含量、物质代谢及抗运动疲劳能力的影响

本文以大强度耐力训练大鼠为模型,对红景天对运动训练大鼠睾酮含量、物质代谢及抗运动疲劳能力的影响进行了研究。试验中分别以0.58、1.16、4.48 g.kg-1/d的剂量给大鼠灌胃42 d,并进行负重游泳实验、血清睾酮等生化指标测定。结果显示,红景天各剂组力竭游泳时间长于运动对照组(T组)(P<0.01);血清睾酮高于T组(P<0.01),血清皮质酮低于T组(P<0.05);各组间血清睾酮与皮质酮比值变化与睾酮变化较为一致;肝糖原(P<0.05)、肌糖原(P<0.01)高于T组;血清尿素氮低于T组(P<0.05);血红蛋白高于T组(P<0.05)。从而表明补充红景天可以减轻大鼠血睾酮、皮质酮受高强度运动量的影响,维持在正常生理水平;促进蛋白质合成,抑制氨基酸和蛋白质分解,提高血红蛋白含量和糖原的储备,增强抗疲劳能力,具有多靶点、多途径的显著特点。     

急性低氧对耐力运动员无氧代谢阈值的影响

通过观察急性低氧对耐力运动员无氧代谢阈值的影响,探讨了急性低氧对耐力运动员体力活动能力的影响,并分析与上述影响强弱有关的若干可能因素。18名青年耐力运动员分别吸入21％O_2(常氧对照)和12.8％O_2(急性低氧),进行逐级递增体力负荷运动,直至最大耐受量。观察运动期间每分通气量、氧耗量、二氧化碳排出量、动脉血氧饱和度、心率和氧脉搏,并测定无氧代谢阈值。结果表明,急性低氧使耐力运动员的无氧代谢阈值明显降低。各个体无氧代谢阈值的降低程度分别与该个体动脉血氧饱和度以及氧脉搏的降低程度呈正相关。急性低氧下无氧代谢阈值降低提示了体力活动能力的削弱,而低氧下心肺代偿功能较弱以及动脉血氧饱和度较低者,其体力活动能力的削弱较明显。     

不同游泳速度条件下瓦氏黄颡幼鱼的有氧和无氧代谢反应

在(25±1)℃的条件下,测定瓦氏黄颡(Pelteobagrus vachelli Richardson)幼鱼体重(4.34±0.13)g的临界游泳速度(Ucrit),然后分别以临界游泳速度的不同百分比(20、40、60、80、100%Ucrit)将实验鱼分为5个速度处理组,另外设置静止对照组和高速力竭对照组。处理组实验鱼在不同游泳速度下分别游泳20min,在此过程中测定并计算运动代谢率(Activity metabolic rate,AMR),随后测定肌肉、血液和肝脏中的乳酸、糖原和葡萄糖含量。结果显示:实验鱼的绝对临界游泳速度为(48.28±1.02)cm/s,相对临界游泳速度为(6.78±0.16)BL/s;随着游泳速度的提高AMR显著增加(Pcrit时肌乳酸和血乳酸含量显著高于80%Ucrit的水平(P0.05);100%Ucrit时肝糖原含量显著低于40%Ucrit的水平(P0.05)。经计算瓦氏黄颡幼鱼到达临界游泳速度时的无氧代谢功率比例仅为11.0%,表明其游泳运动主要以有氧代谢供能;实验鱼的无氧代谢大约在80%Ucrit才开始启动,与其他鱼类比较启动时间较晚,说明其游泳运动对无氧代谢的依赖程度较低。研究提示瓦氏黄颡幼鱼是一种有氧运动能力较强的鱼类,这一能量代谢特征可能与提高其生存适合度有关。       

Determinants of endurance in well-trained cyclists

Fourteen competitive cyclists who possessed a similar maximum O2 consumption (VO2 max; range, 4.6-5.0 l/min) were compared regarding blood lactate responses, glycogen usage, and endurance during submaximal exercise. Seven subjects reached their blood lactate threshold (LT) during exercise of a relatively low intensity (group L) (i.e., 65.8 +/- 1.7% VO2 max), whereas exercise of a relatively high intensity was required to elicit LT in the other seven men (group H) (i.e., 81.5 +/- 1.8% VO2 max; P less than 0.001). Time to fatigue during exercise at 88% of VO2 max was more than twofold longer in group H compared with group L (60.8 +/- 3.1 vs. 29.1 +/- 5.0 min; P less than 0.001). Over 92% of the variance in performance was related to the % VO2 max at LT and muscle capillary density. The vastus lateralis muscle of group L was stressed more than that of group H during submaximal cycling (i.e., 79% VO2 max), as reflected by more than a twofold greater (P less than 0.001) rate of glycogen utilization and blood lactate concentration. The quality of the vastus lateralis in groups H and L was similar regarding mitochondrial enzyme activity, whereas group H possessed a greater percentage of type I muscle fibers (66.7 +/- 5.2 vs. 46.9 +/- 3.8; P less than 0.01). The differing metabolic responses to submaximal exercise observed between the two groups appeared to be specific to the leg extension phase of cycling, since the blood lactate responses of the two groups were comparable during uphill running. These data indicate that endurance can vary greatly among individuals with an equal VO2 max.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)     

Effects of exercise in normoxia and acute hypoxia on respiratory muscle metabolites

We determined changes in rat plantaris, diaphragm, and intercostal muscle metabolites following exercise of various intensities and durations, in normoxia and hypoxia (FIO2 = 0.12). Marked alveolar hyperventilation occurred during all exercise conditions, suggesting that respiratory muscle motor activity was high. [ATP] was maintained at rest levels in all muscles during all normoxic and hypoxic exercise bouts, but at the expense of creatine phosphate (CP) in plantaris muscle and diaphragm muscle following brief exercise at maximum O2 uptake (VO2max) in normoxia. In normoxic exercise plantaris [glycogen] fell as exercise exceeded 60% VO2max, and was reduced to less than 50% control during exhaustive endurance exercise (68% VO2max for 54 min and 84% for 38 min). Respiratory muscle [glycogen] was unchanged at VO2max as well as during either type of endurance exercise. Glucose 6-phosphate (G6P) rose consistently during heavy exercise in diaphragm but not in plantaris. With all types of exercise greater than 84% VO2max, lactate concentration ([LA]) in all three muscles rose to the same extent as arterial [LA], except at VO2max, where respiratory muscle [LA] rose to less than half that in arterial blood or plantaris. Exhaustive exercise in hypoxia caused marked hyperventilation and reduced arterial O2 content; glycogen fell in plantaris (20% of control) and in diaphragm (58%) and intercostals (44%). We conclude that respiratory muscle glycogen stores are spared during exhaustive exercise in the face of substantial glycogen utilization in plantaris, even under conditions of extreme hyperventilation and reduced O2 transport. This sparing effect is due primarily to G6P inhibition of glycogen phosphorylase in diaphragm muscle. The presence of elevated [LA] in the absence of glycogen utilization suggests that increased lactate uptake, rather than lactate production, occurred in the respiratory muscles during exhaustive exercise.     

Final blood lactate concentration after incremental test and aerobic performance

The goal of this study was to test the hypothesis that, in groups of highly trained endurance athletes (first and junior national teams), the final blood lactate concentration at maximum aerobic performance decreased as their training status increased. This study was performed with 20 physically active volunteers and 45 highly trained middle- and long-distance endurance athletes (speed skaters, triathletes, and cross-country skiers). Significant negative correlations (r = ?0.59 to ?0.87) between the final blood lactate concentration after incremental tests until exhaustion and aerobic performance (anaerobic threshold (AT)) were found only for the groups of highly trained endurance athletes, but not for the group of physically active subjects. It was shown for highly trained speed skaters that the final lactate concentration in their blood decreased and the oxygen consumption at AT increased with an increase in the volume of type I muscle fibers in the working muscle (r = ?0.84 and r = 0.7, respectively).     

Day-to-day changes in oxygen uptake kinetics at the onset of exercise during strenuous endurance training.

The aim of this study was to assess the effect of strenuous endurance training on day-to-day changes in oxygen uptake (VO2) on-kinetics (time constant) at the onset of exercise. Four healthy men participated in strenuous training for 30 min.day-1, 6 days.week-1 for 3 weeks. The VO2 was measured breath-by-breath every day except Sunday at exercise intensities corresponding to the lactate threshold (LT) and the onset of blood lactate accumulation (OBLA) which were obtained before training. Furthermore, an incremental exercise test was performed to determine LT, OBLA and maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) before and after the training period and every weekend. The 30-min heavy endurance training was performed on a cycle ergometer 5 days.week-1 for 3 weeks. Another six men served as the control group. After training, significant reductions of the VO2 time constant for exercise at the pretraining LT exercise intensity (P less than 0.05) and at OBLA exercise intensity (P less than 0.01) were observed, whereas the VO2 time constants in the control group did not change significantly. A high correlation between the decrease in the VO2 time constant and training day was observed in exercise at the pretraining LT exercise intensity (r = -0.76; P less than 0.001) as well as in the OBLA exercise intensity (r = -0.91; P less than 0.001). A significant reduction in the blood lactate concentration during submaximal exercise and in the heart rate on-kinetics was observed in the training group.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)     

Increased liver glycogen levels enhance exercise capacity in mice

Muscle glycogen depletion has been proposed as one of the main causes of fatigue during exercise. However, few studies have addressed the contribution of liver glycogen to exercise performance. Using a low-intensity running protocol, here, we analyzed exercise capacity in mice overexpressing protein targeting to glycogen (PTG) specifically in the liver (PTG^OE mice), which show a high concentration of glycogen in this organ. PTG^OE mice showed improved exercise capacity, as determined by the distance covered and time ran in an extenuating endurance exercise, compared with control mice. Moreover, fasting decreased exercise capacity in control mice but not in PTG^OE mice. After exercise, liver glycogen stores were totally depleted in control mice, but PTG^OE mice maintained significant glycogen levels even in fasting conditions. In addition, PTG^OE mice displayed an increased hepatic energy state after exercise compared with control mice. Exercise caused a reduction in the blood glucose concentration in control mice that was less pronounced in PTG^OE mice. No changes were found in the levels of blood lactate, plasma free fatty acids, or β-hydroxybutyrate. Plasma glucagon was elevated after exercise in control mice, but not in PTG^OE mice. Exercise-induced changes in skeletal muscle were similar in both genotypes. These results identify hepatic glycogen as a key regulator of endurance capacity in mice, an effect that may be exerted through the maintenance of blood glucose levels.     

Determination of the anaerobic threshold and maximal lactate steady state speed in equines using the lactate minimum speed protocol

Maximal blood lactate steady state concentration (MLSS) and anaerobic threshold (AT) have been shown to accurately predict long distance events performance and training loads, as well, in human athletes. Horse endurance races can take up to 160 km and, in practice, coaches use the 4 mM blood lactate concentration, a human based fixed concentration to establish AT, to predict training loads to horse athletes, what can lead to misleading training loads. The lactate minimum speed (LMS) protocol that consists in an initial elevation in blood lactate level by a high intensity bout of exercise and then establishes an individual equilibrium between lactate production and catabolism during progressive submaximal efforts, has been proposed as a nonfixed lactate concentration, to measure individual AT and at the same time predicts MLSS for human long distance runners and basketball players as well. The purpose of this study was to determine the reliability of the LMS protocol in endurance horse athletes. Five male horses that were engaged on endurance training, for at least 1 year of regular training and competition, were used in this study. Animals were submitted to a 500 m full gallop to determine each blood lactate time to peak (LP) after these determinations, animals were submitted to a progressive 1000 m exercise, starting at 15 km h(-1) to determine LMS, and after LMS determination animals were also submitted to two 10,000 m running, first at LMS and then 10% above LMS to test MLSS accuracy. Mean LP was 8.2+/-0.7 mM at approximately 5.8+/-6.09 min, mean LMS was 20.75+/-2.06 km h(-1) and mean heart rate at LMS was 124.8+/-4.7 BPM. Blood lactate remained at rest baseline levels during 10,000 m trial at LMS, but reached a six fold significantly raise during 10% above LMS trial after 4000 and 6000 m (p<0.05) and (p<0.01) after 8000 and 10,000 m. In conclusion, our adapted LMS protocol for horse athletes proposed here seems to be a reliable method to state endurance horse athletes LT and MLSS.     

Effects of a 30-km race upon salivary lactate correlation with blood lactate

Blood lactate has been used to determine the aerobic capacity and long distance performance. Recently, a new methodology has been suggested to supplant the invasive blood lactate techniques. Salivary lactate has received attention because it shows high correlation to blood lactate in progressive overload test. We evaluated the correlation between salivary and blood lactate during a long distance run and assessed possible changes in salivary lactate concentration. Fifteen expert marathon racers ran 30 km as fast as possible. Saliva and 25 muL of blood were collected at rest and at each 6 km for lactate determination. Blood lactate concentration increased in the 6th km and then remained constant until the end of the race. Salivary lactate increased after 18 km in relation to basal. We found high correlations between blood and saliva absolute lactate (r=0.772, p<0.05) and the blood lactate relative concentration corrected by protein (r=0.718, p<0.05). The highest correlation found between absolute and relative salivary lactate was r=0.994 (p<0.001). Our results show that it is possible to use salivary lactate with absolute values or relative protein concentration. In addition, salivary lactate showed a high correlation with blood lactate in endurance events.     

Skeletal muscle carnitine metabolism in patients with unilateral peripheral arterial disease.

Patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD) have abnormalities of carnitine metabolism that may contribute to their functional impairment. To test the hypothesis that muscle acylcarnitine generation (intermediates in oxidative metabolism) in patients with PAD provides a marker of the muscle dysfunction, 10 patients with unilateral PAD and 6 age-matched control subjects were studied at rest, and the patients were studied during exercise. At rest, biopsies of the gastrocnemius muscle in the patients' nonsymptomatic leg revealed a normal carnitine pool and lactate content compared with control subjects. In contrast, the patients' diseased leg had higher contents of lactate and long-chain acylcarnitines than controls. The muscle short-chain acylcarnitine content in the patients' diseased leg at rest was inversely correlated with peak exercise performance (r = -0.75, P less than 0.05). With graded treadmill exercise, only patients who exceeded their individual lactate threshold had an increase in muscle short-chain acylcarnitine content in the nonsymptomatic leg, which was identical to the muscle carnitine response in normal subjects. In the patients' diseased leg, muscle short-chain acylcarnitine content increased with exercise from 440 +/- 130 to 900 +/- 200 (SE) nmol/g (P less than 0.05). In contrast to the nonsymptomatic leg, there was no increase in muscle lactate content in the diseased leg with exercise, and the change in muscle carnitine metabolism was correlated with exercise duration (r = 0.82, P less than 0.01) and not with the lactate threshold. We conclude that energy metabolism in ischemic muscle of patients with PAD is characterized by the accumulation of acylcarnitines.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)     

Effect of endurance training on excessive CO2 expiration due to lactate production in exercise

We attempted to determine the change in total excess volume of CO2 output (CO2 excess) due to bicarbonate buffering of lactic acid produced in exercise due to endurance training for approximately 2 months and to assess the relationship between the changes of CO2 excess and distance-running performance. Six male endurance runners, aged 19-22 years, were subjects. Maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max), oxygen uptake (VO2) at anaerobic threshold (AT), CO2 excess and blood lactate concentration were measured during incremental exercise on a cycle ergometer and 12-min exhausting running performance (12-min ERP) was also measured on the track before and after endurance training. The absolute magnitudes in the improvement due to training for CO2 excess per unit of body mass per unit of blood lactate accumulation (delta la-) in exercise (CO2 excess.mass-1.delta la-), 12-min ERP, VO2 at AT (AT-VO2) and VO2max on average were 0.8 ml.kg-1.l-1.mmol-1, 97.8 m, 4.4 ml.kg-1. min-1 and 7.3 ml.kg-1.min-1, respectively. The percentage change in CO2 excess.mass-1.delta la- (15.7%) was almost same as those of VO2max (13.7%) and AT-VO2 (13.2%). It was found to be a high correlation between the absolute amount of change in CO2 excess.mass-1.delta la-, and the absolute amount of change in AT-VO2 (r = 0.94, P less than 0.01).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)     

Effect of endurance and sprint exercise on the sensitivity of glucose metabolism to insulin in the epitrochlearis muscle of sedentary and trained rats

The effects of two types of acute exercise (1 h treadmill running at 20 m.min-1, or 6 x 10-s periods at 43 m.min-1, 0 degree inclination), as well as two training regimes (endurance and sprint) on the sensitivity of epitrochlearis muscle [fast twitch (FT) fibres] to insulin were measured in vitro in rats. The hormone concentration in the incubation medium producing the half maximal stimulation of lactate (la) production and glycogen synthesis was determined and used as an index of the muscle insulin sensitivity. A single period of moderate endurance as well as the sprint-type exercise increased the sensitivity of la production to insulin although the rate of la production enhanced markedly only after sprint exercise at 10 and 100 microU.ml-1 of insulin. These effects persisted for up to 2 h after the termination of exercise. Both types of exercise significantly decreased the muscle glycogen content, causing a moderate enhancement in the insulin-stimulated rates of glycogen synthesis in vitro for up to 2 h after exercise. However, a significant increase in the sensitivity of this process to insulin was found only in the muscle removed 0.25 h after the sprint effort. Training of the sprint and endurance types increased insulin-stimulated rates of glycolysis 24 h after the last period of exercise. The sensitivity of this process to insulin was also increased at this instant. Both types of training increased the basal and maximal rates of glycogen synthesis, as well as the sensitivity of this process to insulin at the 24th h following the last training session.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)