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The purpose of the present investigation was to examine the effects of hyperglycoemia induced by supramaximal exercise on blood glucose homeostasis during submaximal exercise following immediately after. Six men were subjected to three experimental situations; in two of these situations, 3 min of high-intensity exercise (corresponding to 112, SD 1%VO2 max) was immediately followed by either a 60-min period of submaximal exercise (68, SD 2%VO2 max) or a 60-min resting period. In the third situation, subjects performed a 63-min period of submaximal exercise only. There were no significant differences between the heurt rates, oxygen uptakes, and respiratory exchange ratios during the two submaximal exercise bouts (> 15 min) whether or not preceded by supramaximal exercise. The supramaximal exercise was associated within 10 min of the start increases (P<0.05) in blood glucose, insulin, and lactate concentrations. This hyperglycemia was more pronounced when subjects continued to exercise submaximally than when they rested (at 7.5 min;P<0.05). There was a more rapid return to normal exercise blood glucose and insulin values during submaximal exercise compared with rest. The data show that the hyperinsulinemia following supramaximal exercise is corrected in between 10–30 min during submaximal exercise following immediately, suggesting that this exercise combination does not lead to premature hypoglycemia.
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Roy, J.Y., Bongbélé, J., Cardin, S. et al. Effects of supramaximal exercise on blood glucose levels during a subsequent exercise. Europ. J. Appl. Physiol. 63, 48–51 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00760800
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