(05-03-06) The Effects of Carbohydrate Loading on Repetitive Jump Squat Power Performance.

Hatfield DL, Kraemer WJ, Volek JS, Rubin MR, Grebien B, Gomez AL, French DN, Scheett TP, Ratamess NA, Sharman MJ, McGuigan MR, Newton RU, Hakkinen K.

Human Performance Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269;

Hatfield, D.L., W.J. Kraemer, J.S. Volek, M.R. Rubin, B. Grebien, A.L. Gomez, D.N. French, T.P. Scheett, N.A. Ratamess, M.J. Sharman, M.R. McGuigan, R.U. Newton, and K. Hakkinen. The effects of carbohydrate loading on repetitive jump squat power performance. J. Strength Cond. Res. 20(1): 167-171. 2006.-The beneficial role of carbohydrate (CHO) supplementation in endurance exercise is well documented. However, only few data are available on the effects of CHO loading on resistance exercise performance. Because of the repetitive use of high-threshold motor units, it was hypothesized that the power output (power-endurance) of multiple sets of jump squats would be enhanced following a high-CHO (6.5 g CHO kg body mass(-1)) diet compared to a moderate-CHO (4.4 g CHO kg body mass(-1)) diet. Eight healthy men (mean +/- SD: age 26.3 +/- 2.6 years; weight 73.0 +/- 6.3 kg; body fat 13.4 +/- 5.0%; height 178.2 +/- 6.1 cm) participated in 2 randomly assigned counterbalanced supplementation periods of 4 days after having their free-living habitual diet monitored. The resistance exercise test consisted of 4 sets of 12 repetitions of maximal-effort jump squats using a Plyometric Power System unit and a load of 30% of 1 repetition maximum (1RM). A 2-minute rest period was used between sets. Immediately before and after the exercise test, a blood sample was obtained to determine the serum glucose and blood lactate concentrations. No significant difference in power performance existed between the 2 diets. As expected, there was a significant (p
J Strength Cond Res. 2006 Feb;20(1):167-171.

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