Sleep research article
Creatine formulations and repeated sprint training: effects on physical and physiological adaptations in soccer players during the short-term preparation phase.
Authors: Duan C , Wang Z , Wang Q
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A sleep science research article on Creatine formulations and repeated sprint training: effects on physical and physiological adaptations in soccer players during the short-term preparation phase..
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Original abstract
<h4>Background</h4>This research examined the impact of various creatine (Cr) supplementation formulations during a 4-week preparatory phase on the efficacy of repeated sprint training (RST) and on improvements in physical and physiological performance in male soccer athletes.<h4>Methods</h4>A total of forty collegiate young soccer players volunteered for the study. They were randomly divided into four groups: creatine monohydrate (Cr-Mon, <i>n</i> = 10), creatine ethyl ester (Cr-Ee, <i>n</i> = 10), creatine hydrochloride (Cr-Hcl, <i>n</i> = 10), and placebo (PL, <i>n</i> = 10). All athletes engaged in a 4-week training intervention, three times a week (i.e. 12 sessions), and physical (countermovement vertical jump [CMVJ], 20-m sprint, and L-run) and physiological (Wingate anaerobic power and incremental exercise tests) performance were assessed both before and after the training period.<h4>Results</h4>All training groups improved physical and physiological performance following the 4-week intervention period (<i>p</i> < 0.05). Additionally, the groups receiving the Cr supplement exhibited significantly greater changes (<i>p</i> = 0.001) in physical performance, peak power output, and fatigue index compared to the PL group. However, no significant differences were found among the groups regarding mean power output and VO2max. Notably, the Ee and Hcl forms of Cr showed superior gains (<i>p</i> < 0.05) in physical performance and peak power compared to the Mon form after the 4-week intervention.<h4>Conclusions</h4>The results underscore the importance of Cr ingestion in enhancing adaptations for short-term physical performance tasks, highlighting the effectiveness of the Ee and Hcl forms in further improving the CMVJ, 20-m sprint, L-run, and peak power among soccer players during the short-term preparation phase.
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