A COMPARISON OF CREATINE MONOHYDRATE AND AMINO ACID
SUPPLEMENTATION, NUTRI-BUILD II, ON STRENGTH AND BODY
COMPOSITION
FOLLOWING STRENGTH TRAINING IN COLLEGIATE FOOTBALL PLAYERS
D. Hamby, D. Pearson, B. McGovern, T. Harris, and W. Russell
Human Performance Laboratory
Ball State University
Muncie, IN 47306
The use of nutritional supplementation by collegiate varsity
athletes to enhance performance has
never been greater. Numerous studies have shown the efficacy
of using creatine monohydrate to
increase body mass and strength measures. However the use of
creatine continues to come under
attack by medical agencies and the media. Amino acid
supplementation, while less popular, has also
been shown to enhance performance, particularly the branched
chain (BCAA's) and glutamine. In an
attempt to delineate a difference between the use of these
supplements two studies were performed
separated by one year. The same football players using the
same strength program were compared
using creatine supplementation and a BCAA and glutamine
supplement, NUTRI-BUILD II. The
following data represents the percentage change from
baseline in the two studies.
| |
BW |
LBM |
%BF |
Bench |
Squat |
Clean |
| Creatine |
+1.2 |
-0.3 |
+7.8 |
+3.3 |
+10.0 |
+5.8 |
| Nutri-Build II |
+0.2 |
+3.0 |
-16.4 |
+5.6 |
+13.7 |
+10.3 |
While both groups showed strength gains over placebo groups the
NUTRI-BUILD II appears to have a
more profound effect on body composition. This effect on LBM and %BF is advantageous in most
sports.
| BCAA |
Branched Chain Amino Acids |
| BW |
Body Weight |
| LBM |
Lean Body Mass |
| %BF |
% Body Fat |
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