Effects of beta-alanine supplementation in muscle strength and mass.
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Completed
- Conditions
- Sports Nutritional Physiological PhenomenaG07.203.650.830
- Registration Number
- RBR-3jv46h
- Lead Sponsor
- niversidade Metodista de Piracicaba
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Data analysis completed
- Sex
- Male
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
individuals should have a minimum experience of 6 months with the regular practice of strength training; training frequency greater than or equal to three weekly sessions.
Exclusion Criteria
Those who might have clinical limitations that could compromise their health and safety would be excluded. Those who practice other types of strength training would also be excluded. During the period, the volunteer who was injured, regardless of the reason, or if he was absent from more than three consecutive training sessions, would be excluded from the sample.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Intervention
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br>Expected outcome:Significant increases in lower limb muscle thickness were expected to be induced by beta alanine supplementation, as measured by ultrasound. ;<br>Observed outcome:No significant differences were observed with supplementation (Beta Alanine: 5.9%; Placebo: 9.3%)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Expected outcome: It was expected significant increases in muscle strength of lower and upper limbs induced by beta alanine supplementation, assessed through 1RM test. ;Observed outcome:No differences were observed induced by supplementation (Beta alanine: 17,1%; Placebo: 17,5%)