Comparative Effects of Post-exercise Ingestion of a High or Low Molecular Weight Solution on Resistance Exercise Performance

This study sought to examine differences in resistance exercise performance, as measured by the kinetic and kinematic profile during multiple sets of the back squat exercise, following ingestion of high or low molecular weight carbohydrate beverages.

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Key information

Conditions

Task Performance and Analysis

Age range

20 year–35 year

Sex eligibility

Male

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

having at least 2 years resistance training experience to include the parallel back squat exercise at least once a week
no musculoskeletal injury within previous 1 year
not having consumed any nutritional or ergogenic supplement excluding protein and/or a daily vitamin for the previous 6-week period

Exclusion criteria

no previous resistance training experience
musculoskeletal injury within the previous 1 year
having consumed or presenting consuming a nutritional or ergogenic supplement

Treatment and study plan

Vitargo ®, Swecarb AB, Karlskrona, Sweden

Dietary Supplement

DE15 maltodextrin, Matrin® M160, Grain Processing Corporation, Muscatine, IA

Dietary Supplement

Placebo: Water

Other

Primary outcomes

Change in Power Output

Time frame: 1 year

Change in power output, measured in watts, will be examined over the course of the performance of 5 sets of 10 repetitions of the back squat exercise with a weight corresponding to 75% one-repetition maximum.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Texas Christian University

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2014
Primary completion: 2015
Study completion: 2015
First posted: May 19, 2016
Registry last updated: May 19, 2016

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