Creatine, AAKG, Amino Acids, and MCTs on performance
A recent study conducted by Little et al. assessed the efficacy of a dietary supplement containing 1) Cr, A-AKG, glutamine, taurine, branched-chain amino acids, and medium-chain triglycerides with 2) Cr alone or 3) placebo on exercise performance and body composition.
Three groups were utilized in this study with 12 subjects in each group. Body composition, muscle endurance (bench press), and peak and average power (Wingate tests) were measured before and after the supplementation period. The researchers found out that the Bench-press repetitions over 3 sets and peak power increased the greatest in the Cr+ AAKG group
Therefore, the researchers suggest that Cr alone and in combination with A-AKG improves upper body muscle endurance, and Cr + A-AKG supplementation improves peak power output on repeated Wingate tests.
Reference:
Jonathan P. Little, Scott C. Forbes, Darren G. Candow, Stephen M. Cornish, Philip D. Chilibeck Creatine, Arginine ?-Ketoglutarate, Amino Acids, and Medium-Chain Triglycerides and Endurance and Performance. IJSNEM, 18(5), October 2008.
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