Effect of creatine malate supplementation on physical performance, body composition and selected hormone levels in spinters and long-distance runners
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PURPOSE: The aim of the study was to determine whether creatine malate (CML) supplementation results in similar ergogenic effect in sprinters and long-distance runners. The other goal was to compare changes in body composition, physical performance and hormone levels after six-week training in athletes, divided into subgroups supplemented with creatine malate or taking placebo. RESULTS: Six-week supplementation combined with physical training induced different effects in athletes. Significantly higher increases in relative and absolute peak power and total work (p < 0.05) were found in sprinters compared to other groups. Except for growth hormone, post-exercise venous blood serum hormone levels exhibited no statistically significant differences in athletes. After CML loading period, a significant increase in growth hormone was found in the group of sprinters. CONCLUSIONS: A significant ergogenic effect was found in sprinters, which was reflected by the increase in anaerobic exercise indices and morphological indices and elevated growth hormone level, after graded exercise testing. The significant increase in the distance covered during graded test was only observed in supplemented long-distance runners, whereas no significant changes in maximal oxygen uptake, relative peak power and relative total work were noticed. This could be caused by later anaerobic threshold appearance in exercise test to exhaustion.
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- Authors
- Tyka, A. K., Chwastowski, M., Cison, T., Palka, T., Tyka, A., Szygula, Z., Pilch, W., Strzala, M., & Cepero, M.
- Affiliations
- University of Physical Culture in Kraków (PL)
- Universidad de Granada (ES)
- ORCID
- Pilch, W.
- Venue
- Acta Physiologica Hungarica
- Publisher
- Akademiai Kiado Zrt.
- Published
- 2015-03
- Volume
- 102
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 114-122
- ISSN
- 0231-424X (ISSN-L)
- 1588-2683
- OpenAlex
- W2019312014
- Cited by
- 9
- References
- 36
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 4 · 2019: 1 · 2016: 1
- FWCI
- 0.18
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Acta Physiologica Hungarica (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Repository of the Academy's Library (Library of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences) (acceptedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Muscle metabolism and nutrition
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Orthopedics and Sports Medicine › Sports Performance and Training
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Biochemical effects in animals
- Keywords
- ergogenic aids, sprinters, long-distance runners, body composition, growth hormone, peak power, total work, VO2max, anaerobic threshold, incremental exercise test
- MeSH terms
- Administration, Oral, Adult, Body Composition, Creatine, Hormones, Humans, Malates, Male, Oxygen Consumption, Physical Endurance, Running, Dietary Supplements, Athletic Performance
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