Research Methods
The topic of this study is carbohydrateintake of pre workout.
The attributes of the subjects whoparticipated in the experiment were asfollows
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Age | 20-26years old |
| Training Experience | 4.7 years onaverage |
| Number of Experimenters | 22people |
In addition, the experiment is asfollows.
| Carbohydrate intake of preworkout | Subjects drank one of the following drinks and thenperformed the workout. Subjects also tried each of these threepatterns.
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| The timebetween ingesting carbohydrates and workout | 2hours |
| Workout content |
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| What this experimentconfirmed | What effect do differences in carbohydrate intakehave on workout performance? |
ResearchFindings
| After drinkingwater | After taking a placebo drink | After drinking acarbohydrate drink | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average number ofsquats | 38 times | 43 times | 44times |
| Average number of bench presses | 37times | 38 times | 39times |
- Comparing the placebo drinkwith the carbohydrate drink, there was no significant difference inthe number of squats and bench presses for either.
- Comparingthe subjective satisfaction after drinking a placebo drink with afterdrinking a carbohydrate drink, there was no significant difference.(p=0.18)
- On the other hand, the satisfaction after drinkingwater was quite low.
Consideration
Thepsychological satisfaction of having taken carbohydrates affectsworkout performance more than the actual amount of carbohydrateintake.
Reference
| ReferencePaper | |
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| Affiliations | LoughboroughUniversity et al. |
