Inhaled salbutamol induces leanness in well-trained healthy females but not males during a period of endurance training: a randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Many athletes use short-acting inhaled β₂-agonists multiple times weekly during training sessions to prevent exercise-induced bronchoconstriction, but it is unclear if treatment impairs training outcomes. Herein, we investigated performance adaptations in well-trained females and males training with prior inhalation of salbutamol.

Methods

19 females and 21 males with maximal oxygen uptake (V'_O2max) of 50.5±3.3 and 57.9±4.9 mL·min^-1·kg^-1, respectively, participated in this double-blinded, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study. We randomised participants to placebo or salbutamol inhalation (800-1600 µg·training day^-1) for 6 weeks of combined endurance (1× per week) and high-intensity inter

SUBMITTER: Hostrup M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10752270 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature