Effects of Acute Yohimbine Hydrochloride Ingestion on Bench Press Performance in Resistance-Trained Males
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Bench Press Performance
2.2. Subjective Measures—Motivation, Energy, Fatigue, Alertness, Focus
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Study Design
4.2. Participants
4.3. Supplementation
4.4. One-Repetition Maxium (1-RM) and Familiarization
4.5. Experimental Procedures
4.6. Data Analysis
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Characteristic | Mean ± SD |
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Age (years) | 20.8 ± 1.3 |
Height (cm) | 168.2 ± 5.1 |
Body mass (kg) | 82.3 ± 10.6 |
1-RM (kg) 1 | 99.1 ± 19.4 |
Rel. 1-RM 2 | 1.2 ± 0.1 |
RT exp. (years) 3 | 5.5 ± 1.3 |
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Williams, T.D.; Boag, L.E.; Helton, C.L.; Middleton, M.L.; Rogers, R.R.; Sternenberg, L.H.; Ballmann, C.G. Effects of Acute Yohimbine Hydrochloride Ingestion on Bench Press Performance in Resistance-Trained Males. Muscles 2022, 1, 82-91. https://doi.org/10.3390/muscles1020009
Williams TD, Boag LE, Helton CL, Middleton ML, Rogers RR, Sternenberg LH, Ballmann CG. Effects of Acute Yohimbine Hydrochloride Ingestion on Bench Press Performance in Resistance-Trained Males. Muscles. 2022; 1(2):82-91. https://doi.org/10.3390/muscles1020009
Chicago/Turabian StyleWilliams, Tyler D., Lauren E. Boag, Clifford L. Helton, M. Luke Middleton, Rebecca R. Rogers, Lillie H. Sternenberg, and Christopher G. Ballmann. 2022. "Effects of Acute Yohimbine Hydrochloride Ingestion on Bench Press Performance in Resistance-Trained Males" Muscles 1, no. 2: 82-91. https://doi.org/10.3390/muscles1020009
APA StyleWilliams, T. D., Boag, L. E., Helton, C. L., Middleton, M. L., Rogers, R. R., Sternenberg, L. H., & Ballmann, C. G. (2022). Effects of Acute Yohimbine Hydrochloride Ingestion on Bench Press Performance in Resistance-Trained Males. Muscles, 1(2), 82-91. https://doi.org/10.3390/muscles1020009