Effects of creatine supplementation along with resistance training on urinary formaldehyde and serum enzymes in wrestlers

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Nasseri, A
Jafari, A
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BACKGROUND: Formaldehyde is a cytotoxic agent produced from creatine through a metabolic pathway, and in this regard, it has been claimed that creatine supplementation could be cytotoxic. Even though the cytotoxic effects of creatine supplementation have been widely studied, yet little is known about how resistance training can alter these toxic effects. This study aimed to determine the effects of short-term creatine supplementation plus resistance training on the level of urinary formaldehyde and concentrations of serum enzymes in young male wrestlers. METHODS: In a double-blind design twenty-one subjects were randomized into creatine supplementation (Cr), creatine supplementation plus resistance training (Cr + T) and placebo plus resistance training (Pl + T) groups. Participants ingested creatine (0.3 g/kg/day) or placebo for 7 days. The training protocol consisted of 3 sessions in one week, each session including three sets of 6-9 repetitions at 80-85% of one-repetition maximum for whole-body exercise. Urine and blood samples were collected at baseline and at the end of the supplementation. RESULTS: Creatine supplementation significantly increased the excretion rate of urinary formaldehyde in the Cr and Cr + T groups by 63.4% and 30.4%, respectively (P<0.05), indicating that resistance training could partially lower this rate by 17.7%. No significant differences were detected in the levels of serum enzymes across time and groups (P>0.05). CONCLUSIONS: These findings indicate that resistance training may lower the increase of urinary formaldehyde excretion induced by creatine supplementation, suggesting that creatine consumption could be relatively less toxic when combined with resistance training.

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Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness

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56

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4

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Mechanical engineering

Sports science and exercise

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Life Sciences & Biomedicine

Sport Sciences

Creatine

Dietary supplements

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Nasseri, A; Jafari, A, Effects of creatine supplementation along with resistance training on urinary formaldehyde and serum enzymes in wrestlers, Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness, 2016, 56 (4), pp. 458-464

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