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  • Exercise Physiology
  • Sports Nutrition
  • Metabolic Biochemistry

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  • Muscle biopsy in the 1960s linked low muscle glycogen to exercise fatigue.
  • Carbohydrate loading diets, maximizing muscle glycogen, improved endurance.
  • This led to the belief that muscle glycogen is the primary determinant of endurance capacity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To challenge the established view that muscle glycogen is the sole determinant of endurance.
  • To propose an alternative hypothesis for fatigue during prolonged exercise.
  • To highlight the role of blood glucose regulation in exercise performance.

Main Methods:

  • Review of historical and modern scientific literature.
  • Analysis of findings from studies on exercise metabolism and fatigue.
  • Examination of the relationship between muscle glycogen, blood glucose, and exercise duration.

Main Results:

  • Original studies noted both low muscle glycogen and hypoglycemia at exhaustion.
  • Blood glucose concentration, reflecting liver glycogen, is homeostatically regulated.
  • This regulated blood glucose, not muscle glycogen, drives metabolic responses during prolonged exercise.

Conclusions:

  • The prevailing theory on muscle glycogen's role in fatigue is incomplete.
  • Blood glucose maintenance is critical for sustained high-intensity and prolonged exercise.
  • Nutritional strategies should focus on supporting blood glucose levels for enhanced endurance.