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Plasma boron and the effects of boron supplementation in males.

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Green, N R, Ferrando, A A·1994·Environmental Health Perspectives
DOI 10.1289/ehp.94102s773PMC PMC1566626
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Recently, a proliferation of athletic supplements has been marketed touting boron as an ergogenic aid capable of increasing testosterone. The effect of boron supplementation was investigated in male bodybuilders. Ten male bodybuilders (aged 20 to 26) were given a 2.5-mg boron supplement, while nine male bodybuilders (aged 21 to 27) were given a placebo for 7 weeks. Plasma total and free testosterone, plasma boron, lean body mass, and strength measurements were determined on day 1 and day 49 of the study. A microwave digestion procedure followed by inductively coupled argon plasma spectroscopy was used for boron determination. Twelve subjects had boron values at or above the detection limit with median value of 25 ng/ml (16 ng/ml lower quartile and 33 ng/ml upper quartile). Of the ten subjects receiving boron supplements, six had an increase in their plasma boron. Analysis of variance indicated no significant effect of boron supplementation on any of the other dependent variables. Both groups demonstrated significant increases in total testosterone (p < 0.01), lean body mass (p < 0.01), and one repetition maximum (RM) squat (p < 0.001) and one RM bench press (p < 0.01). The findings suggest that 7 weeks of bodybuilding can increase total testosterone, lean body mass, and strength in lesser-trained bodybuilders, but boron supplementation affects these variables not at all.

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  • Studies conducted on male bodybuilders indicate that boron supplementation (2.5 mg/d) had no significant impact on muscle mass or strength.

    “these studies (conducted on male bodybuilders) indicate that boron supplementation (2.5 mg/d) had no significant impact on muscle mass or strength [280, 281].”

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Authors
Green, N. R., & Ferrando, A. A.
Affiliations
Auburn University (US)
ORCID
Ferrando, A A
Venue
Environmental Health Perspectives
Publisher
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Published
1994-11
Volume
102
Issue
suppl 7
Pages
73-77
ISSN
  • 0091-6765 (ISSN-L)
  • 1552-9924
DOI
10.1289/ehp.94102s773
PMC
PMC1566626
OpenAlex
W2045383193
Cited by
45
References
16
Citations by year
2023: 9 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 2 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 2 · 2016: 2 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 2
FWCI
0.90
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
public-domain
Locations
  • Environmental Health Perspectives (publishedVersion, public-domain)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Trace Elements in Health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Hormonal and reproductive studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology (medical) › Exercise and Physiological Responses
Keywords
boron supplementation, testosterone, free testosterone, bodybuilders, ergogenic aids, lean body mass, muscle strength, squatting, bench press, male bodybuilders
MeSH terms
Adult, Body Composition, Boron, Humans, Male, Nutritional Requirements, Physical Endurance, Testosterone, Weight Lifting

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