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Table 2 Muscle glycogen and substrate oxidation.

From: Initiating aerobic exercise with low glycogen content reduces markers of myogenesis but not mTORC1 signaling

 

Group

Steady-state cycle ergometry

PRE

DURING

POST

Glycogen (µmol/kg dry muscle wt)

LOW

217 ± 103+

137 ± 131+

AD

396 ± 70

229 ± 94

Carbohydrate oxidation (g/min)

LOW

0.04 ± 0.03+

1.59 ± 0.40+

AD

0.12 ± 0.02

2.03 ± 0.36

Fat oxidation (g/min)

LOW

0.12 ± 0.02+

0.55 ± 0.10+

AD

0.09 ± 0.02

0.38 ± 0.13

  1. Values mean ± SD, n = 11
  2. +LOW different than AD; P < 0.05. POST different than PRE; P < 0.05