Trial reportAmino acids2014
Influence of training status on high-intensity intermittent performance in response to β-alanine supplementation.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 44 citations in OpenAlex.
- High-dose beta-alanine supplementation for two weeks did not enhance intermittent endurance or sprint performance in trained futsal players.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2025Trial
- Effects of Blackcurrant Extract During High-Intensity Intermittent Running: An Exploratory Study of Possible Muscle Fibre-Type Dependence.Muscles (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Effects of CurraNZ, a New Zealand Blackcurrant Extract during 1 Hour of Treadmill Running in Female and Male Marathon des Sables Athletes in Hot Conditions: Two Case Studies.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2024Article
- Carnosine supplementation and retinal oxidative parameters in a high-calorie diet rat model.BMC ophthalmology · 2023Article
- The effect of food ration bar enriched with β-alanine, L-arginine, and Nigella sativa on performance and inflammation following intense military training: A double-blind randomized clinical trial.Food science & nutrition · 2021Article
- Timing of ergogenic aids and micronutrients on muscle and exercise performance.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2019Review
- Effect of New Zealand Blackcurrant Extract on Performance during the Running Based Anaerobic Sprint Test in Trained Youth and Recreationally Active Male Football Players.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2017Article
- Nutritional Strategies to Modulate Intracellular and Extracellular Buffering Capacity During High-Intensity Exercise.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2015Review
- Performance Enhancing Diets and the PRISE Protocol to Optimize Athletic Performance.Journal of nutrition and metabolism · 2015Review
- Effects of 28 days of beta-alanine and creatine supplementation on muscle carnosine, body composition and exercise performance in recreationally active females.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2014Article
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9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Recent investigations have suggested that highly trained athletes may be less responsive to the ergogenic effects of β-alanine (BA) supplementation than recreationally active individuals due to their elevated muscle buffering capacity. We investigated whether training status influences the effect of BA on repeated Wingate performance. Forty young males were divided into two groups according to their training status (trained: T, and non-trained: NT cyclists) and were randomly allocated to BA and a dextrose-based placebo (PL) groups, providing four experimental conditions: NTPL, NTBA, TPL, TBA. BA (6.4 g day(-1)) or PL was ingested for 4 weeks, with participants completing four 30-s lower-body Wingate bouts, separated by 3 min, before and after supplementation. Total work done was significantly increased following supplementation in both NTBA (p = 0.03) and TBA (p = 0.002), and it was significantly reduced in NTPL (p = 0.03) with no difference for TPL (p = 0.73). BA supplementation increased mean power output (MPO) in bout 4 for the NTBA group (p = 0.0004) and in bouts 1, 2 and 4 for the TBA group (p ≤ 0.05). No differences were observed in MPO for NTPL and TPL. BA supplementation was effective at improving repeated high-intensity cycling performance in both trained and non-trained individuals, highlighting the efficacy of BA as an ergogenic aid for high-intensity exercise regardless of the training status of the individual.
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