Post-heparin hepatic lipase activity and plasma high density lipoprotein levels in men during physical training

Plasma post-heparin hepatic lipase (PHHL) activity, plasma lipids, and high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels, pulse rate at submaximal workload, and body weight were measured in 12 men during the 18 weeks physical training for their first marathon run. Reduced pulse rate at submaximal workload indicated that the men increased their physical fitness during the training period. Plasma HDL-C levels (+27%) and PHHL activity (+29%) also increased significantly after 18 weeks training. These changes were not in accord with the inverse correlation between plasma HDL-C levels and PHHL activity which was observed before training. The results of this study do not support the concept that reduced PHHL activity is mainly responsible for increased levels of plasma HDL-C with training.