Physiology Friday Ep 3. Ketone Supplement Fails to Affect Glycogen Use or Cycling Performance

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English - May 22, 2020 19:41 - 9 minutes - 9.69 MB
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In this week's installment of Physiology Friday, I discuss a recent studying showing that an exogenous ketone ester has no effect on glycogen utilization or high-intensity cycling performance above consuming carbohydrates alone.

Link to study:

Exogenous ketosis impacts neither performance nor muscle glycogen breakdown in prolonged endurance exercise