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Increased carbohydrate intake to improve performance of MMA fighters

Effect of a Feeding Program for Strength Training on MMA

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-5np2gs
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2019-04-22
Start date
2012-06-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

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Conditions

Nutritional and metabolic diseases, Foods for Persons Engaged in Physical Activities, Athletes, Diet, Carbohydrate Loading

Interventions

This is a descriptive and experimental research on the effects of oral carbohydrate overcompensation on MMA fighters in the cardiopulmonary exercise test. Thirteen MMA fighters, with a mean age of 26.
Dietary supplement

Sponsors

Universidade Federal do Amazonas
Lead Sponsor
Universidade Federal do Amazonas
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Male
Age
18 Years to 35 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Healthy volunteers; males; adults; non-smokers; age between 18 and 35 years.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: voluntary smokers; sufferers of some form of serious illness; history of alcohol or drug abuse.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Increased aerobic power and capacity observed by cardiopulmonary exercise test by the Weltman protocol and reduction of total time in the running test in athletics track with a route of 3,200 meters after increasing carbohydrate intake by MMA fighters.;The aerobic capacity of MMA fighters after increasing carbohydrate intake, showed by cardiopulmonary test according to the Weltman protocol with 4.84% increase on VO2 and reduction of 3.66% of the total spent time for complete the 3,200-meter race test.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary outcomes are not expected

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactGraciana Costa

Universidade Federal do Amazonas

graciananut@hotmail.com+55-085-988227108

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)