The effect of eight weeks of endurance training with garlic supplementation on aerobic capacity and lactic acid in middle-aged non-professional female athletes
Subject Areas : Exercise Physiology and Sport Sciencesfarhad safari zanjani 1 , Leila tavasolian ghomashchi 2
1 - . Ph.D., Department of Exercise Physiology, Faculty of Sports Sciences, Ankara University, Ankara, Türkiye
2 - Official Secretary of Education and Visiting Professor of Farhangian University
Keywords: Running, Maximal Oxygen Consumption, Lactic Acid, Garlic Supplementation, Sports Performance,
Abstract :
Long-term endurance training improves aerobic capacity and lactic acid indicators during rest and sports activity. Increasing aerobic capacity and reducing lactic acid by consuming garlic can enhance these beneficial effects and therefore can increase endurance performance. Therefore, this study was conducted with the aim of investigating the effect of 8 weeks of endurance training with garlic supplementation on aerobic capacity and lactic acid in non-professional middle-aged female athletes in zanjan city. Healthy non-athlete women were randomly divided into four groups [garlic supplement (with an average age of 52.33), exercise (53.60), garlic and exercise supplement (53.93) and a control (with an average age of 63.53)]. After Bruce's test (pre-test), a garlic supplement group, a training group (only training) and a garlic supplement and training group (garlic plus training) were given, and the control group did not perform any specific activity. The subjects, at the end of the eighth week, were again Bruce's test was performed to analyze the data, independent t-test and covariance analysis were used, and the significance level was 0.05 in all tests. The results showed that there was a significant difference between the consumption of garlic supplement, exercise, garlic with exercise in increasing aerobic capacity and reducing lactic acid. Also, after 8 weeks, garlic supplementation caused a significant difference in maximum oxygen consumption compared to the control group. The findings of the present study show that consuming garlic during exercise has a significant effect on increasing aerobic capacity and reducing lactic acid in non-athletic women.
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