Adaptations of skeletal muscle to endurance exercise and their metabolic consequences.

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Summary

The major metabolic consequences of the adaptations of muscle to endurance exercise are a slower utilization of muscle glycogen and blood glucose, a greater reliance on fat oxidation, and less lactate production during exercise of a given intensity.

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review
Published
1984-04-01
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Keywords

Endurance training, Skeletal muscle, Glycogen, Exercise physiology, Internal medicine

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