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

Texas Christian University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Task Performance and Analysis

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: DE15 maltodextrin, Matrin® M160, Grain Processing Corporation, Muscatine, IA; Other: Placebo: Water; Dietary Supplement: Vitargo ®, Swecarb AB, Karlskrona, Sweden

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02778373

1401-45-1401

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 20 to 35 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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

Trial design

30 participants in 3 patient groups, including a placebo group

Placebo

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Flavored Water

Treatment:

Other: Placebo: Water

Low Molecular Weight Carbohydrate

Active Comparator group

Description:

low molecular weight carbohydrate delivered post-endurance exercise in a 10% solution providing 1.2 grams/kg body weight carbohydrate

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: DE15 maltodextrin, Matrin® M160, Grain Processing Corporation, Muscatine, IA

High molecular weight carbohydrate

Experimental group

Description:

high molecular weight carbohydrate delivered post-endurance exercise in a 10% solution providing 1.2 grams/kg body weight carbohydrate

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Vitargo ®, Swecarb AB, Karlskrona, Sweden