Introduction
The study meant to determine the timing of consumption of creatine monohydrate supplementation was carried out to analyze whether it had any effect on an individual. The consumption of creatine supplementation is proven to increase lean body mass as well as improve the overall exercise performance of an individual. However, the impact of its consumption during timed workout sessions is not known, that is pre and post workout regimes.
The research was motivated by the well-known fact that the consumption of proper nutrients pre-workout significantly enhances lean body mass as well as expediting skeletal muscle recovery. For instance, the consumption of amino acid solution pre-workout improves an individual’s muscle protein synthesis than compared to post-workout consumption.
In addition, the consumption of protein and carbohydrate creatine supplementation is known to be effective either pre or post workout as opposed to its consumption in the morning or during the evening. However, the effectiveness of either pre or post workout consumption of creatine supplementation is not proven. In this regard, the research study was carried out to identify whether there is any difference in the consumption of creatine supplementation between pre and post-workout periods.
Method
Subjects
An initial total of 22 male participants, who later reduced to 22 after 3 participants dropped out for no reason, were identified as college-age recreational bodybuilders took part in the study. The criteria for their participation was based on the mean Standard Deviation (SD) on height (166.0, give or take 23.2 cm), age (23.1, give or take 2.9 years), and body weight (80.0, give or take 10.4 kg). They were advised to stop any intake of any other forms of supplements prior to participating in the study for a period of 4 weeks.
Research method
The study adopted an experimental research design in which case involved the random assignment of subjects to either the PRE-SUPP group or the POST-SUPP group. The PRE-SUPP was required to ingest 5gms of creatine supplement before their workout, while the POST-SUPP group was required to take the same amount of the supplement after their workout. Participants were required to carry out a resistance-training self-administered schedule for 4 weeks with 2 rest days. They were requisite to take the supplement during this program and consume the creatine at their convenience during their rest days. The training regime involved a periodized and split-routine training that is focused on skeletal hypertrophy. This involved chest, shoulder, leg, hips, back, biceps, and triceps exercises using different weight exercise routines.
Results and Discussion
The study took into consideration the assessment on Free Fat Mass (FFM), Fat Mass (FM), and Body Weight (BW). In this regard, the adoption of a 2x2 Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), that is, a 2-way group comprised of time (pre and post-workout), and group (PRE-SUPP and POST-SUPP) statistical analysis revealed that there were significant differences between the two groups in terms of FFM. In this regard, the time effect was identified as: (F=19.9; 0.001). On the other hand, no significant differences were identified for Fat Mass and Body Weight.
Conclusion
