Different Doses of Carbohydrate Mouth Rinse Have No Effect on Exercise Performance in Resistance Trained Women
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Carbohydrate (CHO) mouth rinse has been shown to enhance aerobic endurance performance. However, the effects of CHO mouth rinse on muscular strength and endurance are mixed and may be dependent on dosage of CHO. The primary purpose was to examine the effects of different dosages of CHO rinse on strength (bench press 1 repetition maximum [1-RM]) and muscular endurance (40% of 1-RM repetitions to failure) in female athletes. Sixteen resistance-trained females (age: 20 ± 1 years; height: 167 ± 3 cm; body mass: 67 ± 4 kg; BMI: 17 ± 2 kg/m2; resistance training experience: 2 ± 1 years) completed four conditions in random order. The four conditions consisted of a mouth rinse with 25 mL solutions containing either 6% of CHO (Low dose of CHO: LCHO), 12% CHO (Moderate dose of CHO: MCHO), 18% CHO (High dose of CHO: HCHO) or water (Placebo: PLA) for 10 s prior to a bench press strength and muscular endurance test. Maximal strength (1-RM), muscular endurance (reps and total volume), heart rate (HR), ratings of perceived exertion (RPE) and glucose (GLU) were recorded each condition. There were no significant differences in strength (p = 0.95) or muscular endurance (total repetitions: p = 0.06; total volume: p = 0.20) between conditions. Similarly, HR (p = 0.69), RPE (p = 0.09) and GLU (p = 0.92) did not differ between conditions. In conclusion, various doses of CHO mouth rinse (6%, 12% and 18%) have no effect on upper body muscular strength or muscular endurance in female athletes.
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Although carbohydrate mouth rinsing has ergogenic effects in men, the same does not appear to hold true for trained female athletes in either high-intensity short-duration or resistance exercises.
“Although carbohydrate mouth rinsing has been shown to have ergogenic effects in men [207], the same does not appear to hold true for trained female athletes, in either high intensity-short duration or resistance exercises [208,209].”
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- Authors
- Karayigit, R., Forbes, S., Naderi, A., Candow, D., Yildirim, U., Akca, F., Aras, D., Yasli, B., Sisman, A., Mor, A., & Kaviani, M.
- Affiliations
- Faculty of Sport Sciences, Ankara University, Gölbaşı, Ankara 06830, Turkey
- Brandon University (CA)
- Islamic Azad University Boroujerd Branch (IR)
- University of Regina (CA)
- Ankara University (TR)
- Department of Physical Education and Sports, Igdir University, Iğdır 76000, Turkey
- Faculty of Sport Science, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Muğla 48000, Turkey
- Sinop University (TR)
- Acadia University (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Kaviani, Mojtaba
- ORCID
- Venue
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Published
- 2021-03-26
- Volume
- 18
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- 3463
- ISSN
- 1660-4601 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC8037125
- OpenAlex
- W3145424538
- Cited by
- 15
- References
- 42
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 2
- FWCI
- 2.70
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- en
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- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Orthopedics and Sports Medicine › Sports Performance and Training
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Muscle metabolism and nutrition
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Complementary and alternative medicine › Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
- Keywords
- carbohydrate mouth rinse, muscle strength, muscular endurance, bench press, female athletes, heart rate, rating of perceived exertion, blood glucose
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Carbohydrates, Female, Humans, Mouthwashes, Physical Endurance, Muscle Strength, Resistance Training, Young Adult
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