2020 Volume 11 Issue 1 Special Issue
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The Effect of Whey Protein and Creatine Supplementation on the Physical Fitness ‎Indicators, Velocity and Muscle Hypertrophy of Untrained Women during a Resistance-‎Training Period


Ghadir Zahabi*, Seyed Mohammadmehdi Hossieni, Fatemeh Zabihzadeh Souteh
Abstract

Background and Objectives: A few studies have conducted on the effect of protein and ‎creatine supplementation combined with resistance training on the fitness, speed, and strength ‎and muscle hypertrophy of untrained young women. The purpose of the present study was ‎investigating the effect of whey protein, creatine supplements and resistance training on fitness, ‎velocity and muscle hypertrophy in untrained young women. Materials and Methods: The present study was as a quasi-experimental. Thirty-sixth non-‎active healthy women (weight 61.39±5.92 kg, age 23.91±1.89 year) volunteered to participate ‎in this research. They were randomly assign into three groups: Experimental group 1: ‎Supplementation (protein 1260gr and creatine 450gr) + 6 weeks of strength training, ‎Experimental group 2: placebo + 6 weeks of strength training, and control group. Duration of ‎training was 6 weeks; 4 sessions per week, and each session lasted 50-70 minutes with the ‎intensity of 60-75 percent of maximal reserve heart rate. Data analysis with use of inferential ‎statistics (repeated ANOVA, and Bonferroni post hoc test, when necessary) and employing the ‎SPSS software (version 18). Significance level of p≤0/05 considered. Results: No significant changes in speed, percent body fat, and maximum oxygen uptake have ‎occurred. A significant increase has observed in the maximum power in both groups of ‎supplementation and placebo, and there was a significant increase in the Supplementation group ‎in the variables of weight, BMI and muscle hypertrophy compared to the pre-test and the ‎control groups, as well as the placebo group compared to the pre-test group. The variables of ‎power and muscular endurance have increased no significantly in both groups of ‎supplementation and placebo. Conclusion: Strength training alone can increase power, but to further increase the strength, ‎weight and hypertrophy in heavy exercises, long-term consumption of supplements of creatine ‎and protein recommended. A greater undersetting of these pathways and consequences of ‎concurrent consumption protein and creatine supplementation in females might ‎certainly boost their performance and could use as a dietary supplement to optimize ‎and enhance health outcomes for women‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎.


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