Open AccessMouth Rinsing and Ingesting a Bitter Solution Improves Sprint Cycling Performance
Author(s) -
Sharon Gam,
Kym J. Guelfi,
Paul A. Fournier
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
medicine and science in sports and exercise
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1530-0315
pISSN - 0195-9131
DOI - 10.1249/mss.0000000000000271
Subject(s) - sprint , cycling , aspartame , heart rate , ingestion , zoology , taste , perceived exertion , quinine , medicine , chemistry , physical therapy , food science , blood pressure , biology , archaeology , malaria , immunology , history
There is evidence that carbohydrate (CHO) mouth rinsing can improve endurance exercise performance as well as muscle force production and sprint performance. Whether the oral administration of non-CHO tastants also affects exercise performance is not known. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether mouth rinsing and ingesting a bitter-tasting solution of quinine improves maximal sprint cycling performance.