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Influence of creatine supplementation on 800 m wheelchair performance: a pilot study

2005; Springer Nature; Volume: 44; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1038/sj.sc.3101840

1476-5624

Claudio Perret, Gabi Mueller, Hans Knecht,

Cardiovascular and exercise physiology

Double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomly assigned, crossover. To assess the influence of a short-term oral creatine supplementation on 800 m wheelchair performance. Swiss Paraplegic Centre, Nottwil, Switzerland. In total, six (four male, two female subjects) competitive wheelchair athletes participated in the study. Their age was 33.0±9.1 years, height 171.5±7.7 cm and weight 63.1±6.2 kg. Average weekly training volume was 10.0±3.7 h. All of them have been engaged in regular training for over 10.5±7.2 years. During the two treatment periods, subjects ingested 4 × 5 g of creatine monohydrate or placebo (maltodextrin) daily during 6 days in a randomised order. A washout period of 4 weeks lay in-between the two supplementation periods. Before and after each treatment period athletes performed an all-out 800 m wheelchair test on a training roller. Time to complete 800 m, rate of perceived exertion (RPE), lactate concentrations and heart rate were measured. Before each test, body weight was determined. Times to complete 800 m before and after creatine supplementation (102.8±13.9 versus 100.5±11.3 s) compared to before and after placebo supplementation (101.6±15.6 versus 99.5±13.8 s) were not significantly different. Moreover, for all other parameters measured, no significant differences between creatine and placebo supplementation were found. A short-term oral creatine supplementation compared to placebo seems not to enhance performance over 800 m in trained, spinal cord-injured, wheelchair athletes.