Skip to main content
. 2021 May 27;18(11):5737. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18115737

Table 4.

Summary of studies included in the systematic review that researched into the effect of carbohydrates on fatigue (internal exercise load, EIMD markers and post-exercise recovery).

Author Fatigue Related Outcomes Studied Conclusions
Internal exercise load
Urdampilleta et al., 2020 [2]

  • TRIMP

  • ↓ HIGH vs. LOW/MED
Viribay et al., 2020 [4]

  • Session-RPE method

  • ↓ EXP vs. LOW/CON
EIMD markers
Viribay et al., 2020 [4]

  • GOT

  • LDH

  • CK

  • ↓ EXP vs. LOW/MED

  • ↓ EXP vs. LOW/MED

  • ↓ EXP vs. LOW/MED
Post-exercise recovery
Urdampilleta et al., 2020 [2]

  • ABKJT/ABKH:

  • HST1-RM/ HSTSpeed:

  • Borg:

  • ABKH:

  • HST1-RM:

  • HSTSeepd:

  • High Intensity Run Capacity (better time)

  • ↓ HIGH vs. LOW/MED

  • ↓* HIGH vs. LOW/MED

  • ↓ HIGH vs. LOW/MED

  • ↑ HIGH vs. LOW/MED

  • ↓* HIGH vs. LOW/MED

  • ↓* HIGH vs. LOW/MED

  • ↑ HIGH vs. LOW/MED

↓: decrease; ↓*: smaller loss; ↑: improvement; HIGH or EXP: 120 g/h; MED or CON: 90 g/h; LOW: 60 g/h; GOT: glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase; LDH: lactate dehydrogenase; CK: creatine kinase; ABKJT: Abalakov jump time; ABKH: Abalakov jump height; HSTSpeed: speed of half-squad test; HST1-RM: 1-repetition maximum test of half squat test.