The effect of sprint training on skeletal muscle carnosine in humans
Open-label, no control groupHumans
- Design
- Open-label, no control group
- Subjects
- 6 untrained males
- Duration
- 8 weeks (training twice a week)
- What was measured
- Vastus lateralis carnosine concentration and mean power during 30-second maximal cycle sprints before and after training.
What the authors reported
Muscle carnosine increased significantly after 8 weeks of sprint training (P less than 0.05). Mean power during the 30-second sprints also rose significantly. The authors suggested the carnosine rise may relate to sustaining high-intensity sprinting.
Limits of this study
Six participants, no control group. Abstract only.
Source
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