The Acute and Accumulative Effects of Almonds on Exercise Recovery
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Muscle Strength
- Sponsor
- San Diego State University
- Enrollment
- 60
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- delayed onset of muscle soreness
- Status
- Recruiting
- Last Updated
- 5 months ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of the research is two-fold. One goal is to determine if post-exercise almond or cereal bar consumption can promote muscle gain as well as increasing muscular strength throughout an eight-week weight training program. The other goal is to assess the short-term effects of almonds or cereal bar on recovery that may explain the overall long-term adaptations.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •BMIs of 18.5-30 kg/m2
- •participate in no more than 3 hours of structured exercise per week
Exclusion Criteria
- •weight training more than 30 min/week,
- •use of medications known to impact inflammation,
- •musculoskeletal limitations,
- •use of supplements within 1 month of participation that are known to impact body composition, antioxidant or inflammatory status,
- •regular consumption of more than 2 servings of nuts per week,
- •unwillingness to refrain from recovery treatments during the study such as hydrotherapy, massage, stretching, compression garments, anti-inflammatory medications and topical applications.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
delayed onset of muscle soreness
Time Frame: baseline, 24 hour, 48 hour, and 72 hour after baseline
measuring delayed onset of muscle soreness using visual analogue scale (VAS)
markers of muscle damage
Time Frame: Baseline, 24 hour, 48 hour and 72 hour after baseline
Blood markers of muscle damage (creatine kinase (u/L))
changes in body composition
Time Frame: Baseline and 8 weeks
measuring body composition by dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA)
changes in strength
Time Frame: Baseline and 8 weeks
muscle cross-sectional area of the calf via peripheral quantitative computerized tomography (pQCT)