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Hormonal responses to consecutive days of heavy-resistance exercise with or without nutritional supplementation
W J Kraemer1, J S Volek, J A Bush
1The Human Performance Laboratory, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana 47306, USA. wkraemer@gw.bsu.edu
Journal of Applied Physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985)
|October 7, 1998
Abstract:
Nine resistance-trained men consumed either a protein-carbohydrate supplement or placebo for 1 wk in a crossover design separated by 7 days. The last 3 days of each treatment, subjects performed resistance exercise. The supplement was consumed 2 h before and immediately after the workout, and blood was obtained before and after exercise (0, 15, 30, 45, and 60 min postexercise). Lactate, growth hormone, and testosterone were significantly (P