Ergogenic aids supplementation, Beetroot juice and Creatine
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Higher Institute of Sport and Physical Education of Sfax
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Healthy, active men who were performing structured resistance training (=3×/week for =6 weeks) before the start of the study and were familiarized with bench press and back squat exercises.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Participants were excluded from the study if they were taking medications that could affect muscle biology (i.e., corticosteroids), had ingested creatine monohydrate or dietary supplements containing creatine, or any type of nutritional substance, supplement, or anabolic substances in the month before or planned to do so during the study. Additionally, Participants were excluded if they were following any specific diet or nutritional regimen (e.g., ketogenic, vegetarian, or intermittent fasting) that could affect the study outcomes. Individuals with pre-existing kidney or liver abnormalities, low blood pressure (<120/80 mmHg), and any musculoskeletal injuries that could prevent them from following the exercise protocol also were excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Repetition to failure, maximum velocity and maximum power for each set during each exercise;Muscle oxygen saturation (SmO2), and the total concentration of hemoglobin (THb);Peak heart rate;Heart rate variablity indices, the mean (MeanRR), the standard deviation (SDNN), and the root mean square of successive differences (RMSSD) of the RR intervals, low frequency (LF) and high frequency (HF), and LF:HF ratio ;Lactate;Lower-limb strength test, CMJ and SJ;Delayed oncet of muscle soreness, DOMS | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Rating of percieved exertion, RPE | — |
Countries
Tunisia
Contacts
Public ContactAchraf Ammar
Postdoc researcher
Outcome results
None listed