肌酸单水合物负载对活跃妇女在整个月经周期的运动恢复的影响
Amanda N Gordon1, Sam R Moore1,2, Noah D Patterson1
1Applied Physiology Laboratory, Department of Exercise and Sport Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
Nutrients
|August 26, 2023
概括
肌酸单酸补充剂对女性运动员有潜在的益处,特别是在月经周期的高激素阶段抵消表现下降. 这项研究探讨了它对女性重复冲刺表现和恢复的影响.
科学领域:
- 运动科学 运动科学 运动科学
- 运动生理学 运动生理学
- 营养补充 营养补充
背景情况:
- 众所周知,肌酸可以提高无氧性能的表现和恢复.
- 它对女性运动员的影响,尤其是在整个月经周期中,仍未得到充分研究.
- 月经周期期间的荷尔蒙波动会影响运动表现和恢复.
研究的目的:
- 为了评估肌酸单荷载对女性炼恢复和重复冲刺表现的影响.
- 根据月经周期的不同阶段 (毛囊/低荷尔蒙与白色荷尔蒙/高荷尔蒙) 调查这些影响.
主要方法:
- 这是一项随机,双盲,交叉研究,涉及39名女性.
- 参与者补充了肌酸单 (20克/天) 或安慰剂 (PL).
- 在两个月经阶段,心率变化 (HRV) 和反复冲刺骑自行车的表现在休息和运动后都被测量.
主要成果:
- 肌酸单水化合物在休息或运动后没有显著改变心率变化率 (HRV).
- 对于疲劳指数 (p=0.048) 观察到月经期和补充剂之间的显著相互作用.
- 肌酸补充剂显示出在高激素阶段减轻表现下降的趋势.
结论:
- 肌酸单酸可能有助于抵消与女性的质/高激素阶段相关的运动性能下降.
- 需要进一步的研究来证实这些发现,并优化女性运动员的肌酸加载策略.
- 这项研究强调了女性运动员在特定荷尔蒙阶段获得肌酸的潜在益处.
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