Keywords
ergogenic aid, phosphocreatine, sport nutritional performance supplement
Abstract
Ten physically active, untrained, college-aged males (26.4 ± 5.8 years old) received creatine (CR. 5 g creatine monohydrate + 3 g dextrose) and placebo (PLA, 7 g dextrose) supplementation four times per day for 5 days in a doubleblind, randomized, balanced, crossover design. Performance was assessed during maximal and three repeated submaximal bouts of isometric knee extension and handgrip exercise. CR supplementation significantly increased (p < .05) maximal isometric strength during knee extension but not during handgrip exercise. CR supplementation increased time to fatigue during each of the three bouts of submaximal knee extension and handgrip exercise when compared to the PLA trials. These findings suggest that CR supplementation can increase maximal strength and time to fatigue during isometric exercise. However, the improvements in maximal isometric strength following CR supplementation appear to be restricted to movements performed with a large muscle mass.
Original Publication Citation
Creatine Supplementation Differentially Affects Maximal Isometric Strength and Time to Fatigue in Large and Small Muscle Groups. International Journal of Sports Nutrition. Vol. 9, #2, pp. 136 - 145, June 1999. (R. L. Urbanski, S. F. Loy, W. J. Vincent, B. B. Yaspelkis).
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Vincent, William J.; Loy, Steven F.; Urbanski, Richard L.; and Yaspelkis, Ben B., "Creatine Supplementation Differentially Affects Maximal Isometric Strength and Time to Fatigue in Large and Small Muscle Groups" (1999). Faculty Publications. 617.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/617
Document Type
Peer-Reviewed Article
Publication Date
1999-06-01
Permanent URL
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/2688
Publisher
Human Kinetics
Language
English
College
Life Sciences
Department
Exercise Sciences
Copyright Status
© 1999 Human Kinetics.
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