Evaluation of Supplement Use in Sport Climbers at Different Climbing Levels
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Survey Tool
2.3. Anthropometric Measures and Body Composition
Statistical Analyses
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
6. Future Research
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Measured Parameter | Female (n = 40) | Male (n = 70) |
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x ± SD | x ± SD | |
Age (y) | 30.13 ± 7.05 | 30.76 ± 6.17 |
Body mass (kg) | 57.05 ± 649 | 72.2 ± 7.46 |
Heigh (cm) | 166.1 ± 5.36 | 177.99 ± 6.26 |
BF (%) | 21.79 ± 4.44 | 16.43 ± 4.49 |
BF (kg) | 12.61 ± 3.63 | 12.57 ± 6.42 |
LBM (kg) | 44.43 ± 4.06 | 60.16 ± 6.90 |
Training Parameter | Intermediate (n = 48) | Advanced (n = 50) | Elite (n = 12) | ||||
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Female (n = 14; %) | Male (n = 34, %) | Female (n = 20; %) | Male (n = 30, %) | Female (n = 6; %) | Male (n = 6; %) | ||
Training frequency | 1–2/week | 50 | 47 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3–5/week | 50 | 53 | 70 | 93 | 67 | 83 | |
6–7/week | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 17 | |
Hours of training per week | 0–5 h/week | 14 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6–10 h/week | 64 | 56 | 50 | 33 | 17 | 17 | |
11–15 h/week | 21 | 24 | 30 | 53 | 17 | 33 | |
16–20 h/week | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 50 | 33 | |
21–25 h/week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
>25 h/week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Supplement type | Intermediate (n = 48) | Advanced (n = 50) | Elite (n = 12) | |||
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Female (n = 14; %) | Male (n = 34; %) | Female (n = 20; %) | Male (n = 30; %) | Female (n = 6; %) | Male (n = 6; %) | |
B group vitamins | 36 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 33 |
B-alanine | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
BCAA/EAA | 7 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 |
Calcium | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Creatine | 7 | 18 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 33 |
Iron | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Isotonic drink | 14 | 29 | 15 | 23 | 0 | 17 |
Magnesium | 29 | 18 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 50 |
Multivitamine | 0 | 12 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 0 |
Omega 3 acids | 7 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
Protein powder | 43 | 41 | 35 | 57 | 67 | 83 |
Protein/energetic bars | 14 | 18 | 35 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
Vitamin C | 7 | 12 | 35 | 17 | 33 | 33 |
Vitamin D | 21 | 32 | 25 | 20 | 33 | 17 |
Training Aspect | Intermediate (n = 48) | Advanced (n = 50) | Elite (n = 12) | H-Value | p-Value | |||
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Female (n = 14) | Male (n = 34) | Female (n = 20) | Male (n = 30) | Female (n = 6) | Male (n = 6) | |||
Preparation | 4.07 (3.54–4.60) | 3.97 (3.67–4.27) | 4.25 (3.82–4.68) | 3.93 (3.59–4.27) | 4.67 (4.12–5.02) | 4.17 (3.38–4.96) | 2.110 | 0.348 |
Recovery | 4.79 (4.53–5.03) | 4.47(4.22–4.72) | 4.65 (4.30–5.00) | 4.33 (4.03–4.63) | 5.00 | 5.00 | 6.478 | 0.039 ** |
Hydration | 4.71 (444–4.98) * | 3.91 (3.51–4.31) | 4.75 (4.45–5.05) * | 4.1 (3.72–4.48) | 4.83 (4.40–5.26) | 4.67 (3.81–5.52) | 4.790 | 0.091 |
Body mass | 4.36 (3.59–5.13) | 4.26 (3.96–4.56) | 4.65 (4.38–4.92) | 4.53 (4.28–4.79) | 4.83 (4.40–5.26) | 4.50 (3.93–5.07) | 2.433 | 0.296 |
DOMS | 3.71(3.24–4.19) | 3.21 (2.85–3.56) | 3.60 (3.07–4.13) | 3.23 (2.80–3.67) | 3.33 (2.06–4.60) | 3.83 (2.6–5.06) | 0.469 | 0.791 |
Fatigue | 3.93 (3.45–4.41) | 3.79 (3.46–4.12) | 3.85 (3.41–4.29) | 3.77 (3.40–4.13) | 4.17 (3.13–5.19) | 4.50 (3.93–5.07) | 3.415 | 0.181 |
Strength | 4.29 (3.75–4.81) | 4.18 (3.87–4.48) | 4.25 (3.82–4.68) | 4.00 (3.66–4.34) | 4.17 (3.37–4.96) | 4.17 (2.94–5.39) | 0.270 | 0.874 |
Power | 4.07 (3.59–4.55) | 4.03 (3.70–4.36) | 4.15 (3.69–4.61) | 3.90 (3.58–4.22) | 4.17 (3.37–4.96) | 4.33 (3.48–5.19) | 0.625 | 0.732 |
Endurance | 3.86 (3.22–4.49) | 3.65 (3.34–3.96) | 4.05 (3.58–4.52) | 3.73 (338–4.10) | 3.83 (3.04–4.62) | 4.50 (3.93–5.07) | 1.826 | 0.401 |
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Chmielewska A, Regulska-Ilow B. Evaluation of Supplement Use in Sport Climbers at Different Climbing Levels. Nutrients. 2023; 15(1):100. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15010100
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