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The Effects of Creatine Supplementation on Explosive Performance and Optimal Individual Postactivation Potentiation Time
Creatine plays an important role in muscle energy metabolism. Postactivation potentiation (PAP) is a phenomenon that can acutely increase muscle power, but it is an individualized process that is influenced by muscle fatigue. This study examined the effects of creatine supplementation on explosive p...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4808872/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26959056 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu8030143 |
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author | Wang, Chia-Chi Yang, Ming-Ta Lu, Kang-Hao Chan, Kuei-Hui |
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description | Creatine plays an important role in muscle energy metabolism. Postactivation potentiation (PAP) is a phenomenon that can acutely increase muscle power, but it is an individualized process that is influenced by muscle fatigue. This study examined the effects of creatine supplementation on explosive performance and the optimal individual PAP time during a set of complex training bouts. Thirty explosive athletes performed tests of back squat for one repetition maximum (1RM) strength and complex training bouts for determining the individual optimal timing of PAP, height and peak power of a counter movement jump before and after the supplementation. Subjects were assigned to a creatine or placebo group and then consumed 20 g of creatine or carboxymethyl cellulose per day for six days. After the supplementation, the 1RM strength in the creatine group significantly increased (p < 0.05). The optimal individual PAP time in the creatine group was also significant earlier than the pre-supplementation and post-supplementation of the placebo group (p < 0.05). There was no significant difference in jump performance between the groups. This study demonstrates that creatine supplementation improves maximal muscle strength and the optimal individual PAP time of complex training but has no effect on explosive performance. |
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spelling | pubmed-48088722016-04-04 The Effects of Creatine Supplementation on Explosive Performance and Optimal Individual Postactivation Potentiation Time Wang, Chia-Chi Yang, Ming-Ta Lu, Kang-Hao Chan, Kuei-Hui Nutrients Article Creatine plays an important role in muscle energy metabolism. Postactivation potentiation (PAP) is a phenomenon that can acutely increase muscle power, but it is an individualized process that is influenced by muscle fatigue. This study examined the effects of creatine supplementation on explosive performance and the optimal individual PAP time during a set of complex training bouts. Thirty explosive athletes performed tests of back squat for one repetition maximum (1RM) strength and complex training bouts for determining the individual optimal timing of PAP, height and peak power of a counter movement jump before and after the supplementation. Subjects were assigned to a creatine or placebo group and then consumed 20 g of creatine or carboxymethyl cellulose per day for six days. After the supplementation, the 1RM strength in the creatine group significantly increased (p < 0.05). The optimal individual PAP time in the creatine group was also significant earlier than the pre-supplementation and post-supplementation of the placebo group (p < 0.05). There was no significant difference in jump performance between the groups. This study demonstrates that creatine supplementation improves maximal muscle strength and the optimal individual PAP time of complex training but has no effect on explosive performance. MDPI 2016-03-04 /pmc/articles/PMC4808872/ /pubmed/26959056 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu8030143 Text en © 2016 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons by Attribution (CC-BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Wang, Chia-Chi Yang, Ming-Ta Lu, Kang-Hao Chan, Kuei-Hui The Effects of Creatine Supplementation on Explosive Performance and Optimal Individual Postactivation Potentiation Time |
title | The Effects of Creatine Supplementation on Explosive Performance and Optimal Individual Postactivation Potentiation Time |
title_full | The Effects of Creatine Supplementation on Explosive Performance and Optimal Individual Postactivation Potentiation Time |
title_fullStr | The Effects of Creatine Supplementation on Explosive Performance and Optimal Individual Postactivation Potentiation Time |
title_full_unstemmed | The Effects of Creatine Supplementation on Explosive Performance and Optimal Individual Postactivation Potentiation Time |
title_short | The Effects of Creatine Supplementation on Explosive Performance and Optimal Individual Postactivation Potentiation Time |
title_sort | effects of creatine supplementation on explosive performance and optimal individual postactivation potentiation time |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4808872/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26959056 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu8030143 |
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