TITLE:
Female Futsal Players’ Profile and Biochemical Alterations through Intermittent High-Intensity Exercise Training
AUTHORS:
Camila S. C. da Costa, Alexandre Palma, Cristiana M. Pedrosa, Anna Paola T. R. Pierucci
KEYWORDS:
Health; Nutrition; Oxidative Stress
JOURNAL NAME:
Food and Nutrition Sciences,
Vol.3 No.1,
January
17,
2012
ABSTRACT: The aim of the study was to determine the physical, physiological and nutritionalcharacteristics of female futsal players and selected markers of oxidative stress after their exercise training (Loughborough Intermittent Shuttle Test). Eight health female futsal players (age 21.3 ± 3.2 years, body mass 64.5 ± 5.6 kg, height 169.5 ± 6.5 cm, body mass index 22.45 ± 2.25 kg/m2; mean ± SD) participated in this study. Blood samples were collected before, during and immediately after the exercise for glucose, lactate, ascorbic acid, total plasma antioxidant potential, lipid hydroperoxides, malondialdehyde and creatine kinase concentrations. Female futsal players appeared to meet caloric needs but failed to meet minimum carbohydrate and vitamin A, C and E recommendations. Immediately after the exercise there were an increase in lipid hydroperoxides (ranging from 9.32 ± 1.86 μmol?L–1 to 13.02 ± 1.62 μmol?L–1, p –11 to 3.29 ± 0.62 nmol?L–1, p –1 to 185.59 ± 6.96 U.I..L–1, p