The effect of 13 weeks of running training followed by 9 d of detraining on postprandial lipaemia
1998
Herd, S.L. | Hardman, A.E. | Boobis, L.H. | Cairns, C.J.
The present study examined the influence of training, followed by a short period of detraining, on postprandial lipaemia. Fourteen normolipidaemic, recreationally active young adults aged 18-31 years participated, in two self-selected groups: three men and five women BMI 21(.)7-27(.)6 kg/m2) completed 13 weeks of running training, after which they refrained from exercise for 9 d; three men and three women (BMI 21(.)5-25(.)6 kg/m2) maintained their usual lifestyle. Oral fat tolerance tests were conducted at baseline and again 15 h, 60 h and 9 d after the runners' last training session. Blood samples were drawn after an overnight fast and at intervals for 6 h after consumption of a high-fat meal (1(.)2 g fat, 1(.)4 g carbohydrate, 70(.)6 kJ energy/kg body mass). Heparin was then administered (100 IU/kg) and a further blood sample was drawn for measurement of plasma lipoprotein lipase (EC 3.1.1.34; LPL) activity. Endurance fitness improved in runners, relative to controls (maximal O2 uptake +3(.)2 (SE 1(.)1) ml/kg per min v. -1(.)3 (SE 1(.)2) ml/kg per min; P < 0(.)05). In the absence of the acute effect of exercise, i.e. 60 h after the last training session, there was no effect of training on either postprandial lipaemia or on post-heparin LPL activity. However, changes during 9 d of detraining in both these variables differed significantly between groups; after 2 d without exercise (60 h test), the runners' lipaemic response was 37% higher than it was the morning after their last training session (15 h test; runners v. controls P < 0(.)05), with a reciprocal decrease in post-heparin LPL activity (P < 0(.)01). These findings suggest that improved fitness does not necessarily confer an effect on postprandial lipaemia above that attributable to a single session of exercise.
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