Comparing the Effect of a Course of Creatine and Glutamine Supplementation on Anaerobic Power of Elite Wrestlers in Khorramabad

Abstract

The present study aimed to compare the effect of a course of creatine and glutamine supplementation on anaerobic power of elite wrestlers in Khorramabad. For this purpose, 45 elite wrestlers from Khorramabad with an average age of (23.3±3.3 years), average weight (73.6±7.2 kg) and average height (172.8±4.8 cm) were selected voluntarily and conveniently and randomly divided into three groups of 15: creatine supplementation, glutamine supplementation and control group. Creatine and glutamine supplementation was administered for 10 sessions (0.3 g of supplement per kilogram of body weight per day for five days) for both groups. 24 hours before the start of the study and 24 hours after the last supplement loading session, the anaerobic power of the three groups was calculated using the Wingate test (30 seconds). Data analysis was performed using the dependent t-test, one-way analysis of variance, and Tukey's post hoc test using SPSS version 16 software. Data analysis showed that the consumption of creatine and glutamine supplements caused a significant increase in the anaerobic power of the two experimental groups. However, there was no significant difference between the aerobic power of the two groups (P = 0.37).