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Effects of High-Intensity Training and Resumed Training on Macroelement and Microelement of Elite Basketball Athletes

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The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of high-intensity training and resumed training in hot and humid environment on plasma macro- and microelements levels of elite Han Chinese basketball players. Ten well-trained elite basketball athletes’ plasma macroelements (chlorin, sodium, potassium, and calcium), creatine kinase (CK), and creatine kinase-MB (CK-MB) were measured before and after a 2-h high-intensity training, and microelements (zinc, copper, iron, and selenium) were determined before and after a 1-week high-intensity training and after a 1-week resumed training. The blood CK and CK-MB levels of the elite basketball athletes were significantly increased (P < 0.05) after high-intensity basketball training. The macroelements (chlorin, sodium, and calcium) levels of blood increased significantly except potassium after high-intensity basketball training. No significant differences (P > 0.05) were found in zinc and copper levels; nevertheless, the levels of plasma selenium and plasma iron were significantly lower (P < 0.05) after a 1-week high-intensity training. After a 1-week resumed training, except zinc, all of microelements measured had a trend toward original levels. These results implicated that high-intensity training would provoke the change of macroelements which would lead to electrolyte disturbance. In addition, the present study suggested that a 1-week high-intensity training would have an impact on microelement levels, especially for selenium and iron.

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This work was supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central University. This work was funded by a principal grant of Xi’an Jiaotong University of China (grant no. 08143022).

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  1. College of Science, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, 710049, China

    Lijuan Wang

  2. School of Medicine, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, 710049, China

    Lijuan Wang

  3. Department of Physical Education, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, 710049, People’s Republic of China

    Jun Zhang

  4. Institute of Physical Education, Suzhou University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215012, China

    Jiahong Wang

  5. College of Life Sciences and Technology, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, 710049, China

    Wangxiao He & Hongen Huang

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Wang, L., Zhang, J., Wang, J. et al. Effects of High-Intensity Training and Resumed Training on Macroelement and Microelement of Elite Basketball Athletes. Biol Trace Elem Res 149, 148–154 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12011-012-9420-y

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