ReviewNutrients2020
Supplements and Nutritional Interventions to Augment High-Intensity Interval Training Physiological and Performance Adaptations-A Narrative Review.
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- Effects of Four Weeks of Beta-Alanine Supplementation Combined with One Week of Creatine Loading on Physical and Cognitive Performance in Military Personnel.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- Effect of hypoxia and nitrate supplementation on different high-intensity interval-training sessions.European journal of applied physiology · 2021Trial
- Short-term co-ingestion of creatine and sodium bicarbonate improves anaerobic performance in trained taekwondo athletes.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2021Trial
- High-intensity interval training and essential amino acid supplementation: Effects on muscle characteristics and whole-body protein turnover.Physiological reports · 2021Trial
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- High-intensity interval training has a greater effect on metabolic profiles than the dietary composition in male rats.Physiological reports · 2026Article
- High-Intensity Exercise Performance as a Complex Adaptive System: An Integrative Review.Muscles (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
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- Sex-Based Effects of Branched-Chain Amino Acids on Strength Training Performance and Body Composition.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Advances in Understanding the Interplay between Dietary Practices, Body Composition, and Sports Performance in Athletes.Nutrients · 2024Review
- Effect of high-intensity interval training and moderate-intensity continuous training on blood lactate clearance after high-intensity test in adult men.Frontiers in physiology · 2024Article
- International Society of Sports Nutrition Position Stand: Effects of essential amino acid supplementation on exercise and performance.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2023Article
- Creatine supplementation and endurance performance: surges and sprints to win the race.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2023Review
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9 authors at 7 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
High-intensity interval training (HIIT) involves short bursts of intense activity interspersed by periods of low-intensity exercise or rest. HIIT is a viable alternative to traditional continuous moderate-intensity endurance training to enhance maximal oxygen uptake and endurance performance. Combining nutritional strategies with HIIT may result in more favorable outcomes. The purpose of this narrative review is to highlight key dietary interventions that may augment adaptations to HIIT, including creatine monohydrate, caffeine, nitrate, sodium bicarbonate, beta-alanine, protein, and essential amino acids, as well as manipulating carbohydrate availability. Nutrient timing and potential sex differences are also discussed. Overall, sodium bicarbonate and nitrates show promise for enhancing HIIT adaptations and performance. Beta-alanine has the potential to increase training volume and intensity and improve HIIT adaptations. Caffeine and creatine have potential benefits, however, longer-term studies are lacking. Presently, there is a lack of evidence supporting high protein diets to augment HIIT. Low carbohydrate training enhances the upregulation of mitochondrial enzymes, however, there does not seem to be a performance advantage, and a periodized approach may be warranted. Lastly, potential sex differences suggest the need for future research to examine sex-specific nutritional strategies in response to HIIT.
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