ABSTRACT
It is logical to assume then that depletion of glycogen levels is likely to occur in a squash match where both players are continuously active. It may also be the case therefore that replenishment of muscle glycogen and blood glucose supplies may function to maintain performance. The ingestion of carbohydrate (CHO) solutions have been shown to enhance endurance performance (Coggan and Coyle, 1987) and to improve sprint performance following exercise (Neufer et al., 1987). Furthermore Kirkendall et al. (1988) have shown that exercise performance in soccer was enhanced when a glucose polymer solution was consumed pre-game and at half time. It is logical to assume that a similar mechanism may occur in the game of squash, but to the authors’ knowledge this has not yet been documented.
