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Título
Long-term combined effects of citrulline and nitrate-rich beetroot extract supplementation on recovery status in trained male triathletes: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
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Año del Documento
2022
Editorial
MDPI
Descripción
Producción Científica
Documento Fuente
Biology, 2022, Vol. 11, Nº. 1, 75
Zusammenfassung
Simple Summary: Recovery is one of the main elements in achieving adequate athletic performance. Various supplements have been used for this purpose. Citrulline (CIT) and Nitrate-Rich Beetroot Extract (BR) are so-called nitric oxide precursor supplements that have shown an ergogenic effect on sports performance when used on a short-term, individual basis. These supplements appear to have other pathways that may promote athletic performance. The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of a co-supplementation for 9 weeks of 3 g/day of CIT plus 2.1 g/day of BR (300 mg/day of nitrates) on recovery by exercise-induced muscle damage markers (EIMD), anabolic/catabolic hormones and distance covered in the Cooper test (CP). Thirty-two male triathletes were randomized into 4 groups of 8 in this double-blind, placebo-controlled trial: placebo group, CIT group, BR group and CIT-BR group. Blood samples and CP were collected at baseline and after 9 weeks. The main conclusions were the combination of 3 g/day of CIT plus 2.1 g/day of BR (300 mg/day of NO3−) supplementation for 9 weeks did not present any benefit for EIMD. However, CIT-BR improved recovery status by preventing an increase in cortisol and showing an increase in Testosterone/Cortisol ratio and distance covered in the CP. Citrulline (CIT) and nitrate-rich beetroot extract (BR) are widely studied ergogenic aids. Nevertheless, both supplements have been studied in short-term trials and separately. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, the effects of combining CIT and BR supplementation on recovery status observed by distance covered in the Cooper test, exercise-induced muscle damage (EIMD) and anabolic/catabolic hormone status have not been investigated to date. Therefore, the main purpose of this research was to assess the effect of the long-term (9 weeks) mixture of 3 g/day of CIT plus 2.1 g/day of BR (300 mg/day of nitrates (NO3−)) supplementation on recovery by distance covered in the Cooper test, EIMD markers (urea, creatinine, AST, ALT, GGT, LDH and CK) and anabolic/catabolic hormones (testosterone, cortisol and testosterone/cortisol ratio (T/C)) in male trained triathletes. Thirty-two triathletes were randomized into four different groups of eight triathletes in this double-blind, placebo-controlled trial: placebo group (PLG), CIT group (CITG; 3 g/day of CIT), BR group (BRG; 2.1 g/day of BR (300 mg/day of NO3−)) and CIT-BR group (CIT-BRG; 3 g/day of CIT plus 2.1 g/day of BR (300 mg/day of NO3−)). Distance covered in the Cooper test and blood samples were collected from all participants at baseline (T1) and after 9 weeks of supplementation (T2). There were no significant differences in the interaction between group and time in EIMD markers (urea, creatinine, AST, ALT, GGT, LDH and CK) (p > 0.05). However, significant differences were observed in the group-by-time interaction in distance covered in the Cooper test (p = 0.002; η2p = 0.418), cortisol (p = 0.044; η2p = 0.247) and T/C (p = 0.005; η2p = 0.359). Concretely, significant differences were observed in distance covered in the Cooper test percentage of change (p = 0.002; η2p = 0.418) between CIT-BRG and PLG and CITG, in cortisol percentage change (p = 0.049; η2p = 0.257) and in T/C percentage change (p = 0.018; η2p = 0.297) between CIT-BRG and PLG. In conclusion, the combination of 3 g/day of CIT plus 2.1 g/day of BR (300 mg/day of NO3−) supplementation for 9 weeks did not present any benefit for EIMD. However, CIT + BR improved recovery status by preventing an increase in cortisol and showing an increase in distance covered in the Cooper test and T/C.
Materias (normalizadas)
Triathlon
Triatlón
Performance
Ergogenic aid
Supplementation
Nutrición - Alimentos
Athletes - Nutrition
Atletas - Nutrición
Exercise
Ejercicio fisico
Food additives
Aditivos alimentarios
Beetroot
Nitrate
Nitratos
Muscle fatigue
Fatiga muscular
Recovery
Hormones
Materias Unesco
3206 Ciencias de la Nutrición
2411.06 Fisiología del Ejercicio
2302.15 Hormonas
ISSN
2079-7737
Revisión por pares
SI
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Propietario de los Derechos
© 2022 The Authors
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eng
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