Fat Loading For Endurance Sport
- 1.Fat loading is used by endurance athletes to:
- A.
Promote fat oxidation
- B.
Slow the rate of carbohydrate utilization
- C.
Lose body weight/body fat
- D.
A & B
- 2.The Phinney study demonstrated that fat loading:
- A.
Improved fat oxidation and athletic performance
- B.
Improved fat oxidation but not athletic performance
- C.
Did not improve fat oxidation or athletic performance
- D.
Improved aerobic capacity
- 3.The Carey study found that fat loading:
- A.
Significantly increased fat oxidation compared to the control group
- B.
Significantly decreased power output during the time trial
- C.
Increased power output during the time trial, but this was not statistically significant
- D.
A and C
- 4.The Burke studies demonstrated that brief fat loading followed by one day of carbohydrate restoration:
- A.
Increased fat metabolism during submaximal exercise
- B.
Reduced blood glucose utilization
- C.
Improved time trial performance
- D.
Caused athletes to crave carbohydrates
- 5.Fat loading is proposed to benefit ultraendurance athletes because:
- A.
Fat oxidation has the potential to meet a large proportion of the fuel requirements for ultraendurance events
- B.
Ultraendurance athletes compete at an intensity and duration that significantly reduces the body’s carbohydrate stores
- C.
Fat loading reduces the ultraendurance athlete’s percentage of body fat
- D.
A and B
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