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Metabolic adaptation
Fatty acid oxidation by muscle is limited, especially at the exercise intensities sustained by athletes during training and competition.
Athletes may need to consider nutritional strategies to enhance fat oxidation during high-intensity exercise.
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However, fatty acid (FA) oxidation by muscle is limited, especially at the exercise intensities sustained by athletes during training and competition.
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LIMITS TO FAT OXIDATION BY SKELETAL MUSCLE DURING EXERCISE
Lawrence L. Spriet et al. · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise · 2001
DOI 10.1097/00005768-200105001-01537
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