The Effect of Post Exercise Cocoa Consumption on Muscle Soreness and Endurance Running Performance Following Downhill Treadmill Running
Document Type
Oral Presentation
Campus where you would like to present
SURC 135
Start Date
17-5-2012
End Date
17-5-2012
Abstract
Athletes are constantly searching for the optimal nutritional recovery aid. This study examined the effectiveness of cocoa-flavanols (CocoaCHOC) compared to chocolate milk (CHOC) on markers of muscle recovery, and exercise performance following exercise induced muscle soreness. (N=8) Endurance trained male athletes (Vo2max: 64.35 + 7.60 mL/kg/min) completed a downhill running protocol to induce muscle soreness. Participants consumed 1.0 g of carbohydrate per kilogram of bodyweight (1g CHO/kg BW) of a randomly assigned beverage (CHOC vs. CocoaCHOC) immediately after the downhill run and again 2h later. Participants returned to the lab 48h later to complete a 5K timed trial. Creatine kinase (CK) and subjective measurements of muscle soreness were taken at baseline, 24h, and 48h post the downhill running session. The same protocol was repeated 3 weeks later with the other beverage. A 1-way repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) revealed no significant difference (p = 0.97) between trials for 5K time. No significant difference (p = 0.30) was found for creatine kinase (CK) levels between treatment groups. These findings suggest that the addition of cocoa flavanols to a post exercise recovery beverage offers no additional recovery benefits when consumed acutely for endurance runners.
Recommended Citation
Peschek, Katelyn; Pritchett, Kelly; Pritchett, Robert; Bergman, Ethan; and Eldredge, Michael, "The Effect of Post Exercise Cocoa Consumption on Muscle Soreness and Endurance Running Performance Following Downhill Treadmill Running" (2012). Symposium Of University Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE). 32.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source/2012/oralpresentations/32
Additional Mentoring Department
Nutrition, Exercise, and Health Science
The Effect of Post Exercise Cocoa Consumption on Muscle Soreness and Endurance Running Performance Following Downhill Treadmill Running
SURC 135
Athletes are constantly searching for the optimal nutritional recovery aid. This study examined the effectiveness of cocoa-flavanols (CocoaCHOC) compared to chocolate milk (CHOC) on markers of muscle recovery, and exercise performance following exercise induced muscle soreness. (N=8) Endurance trained male athletes (Vo2max: 64.35 + 7.60 mL/kg/min) completed a downhill running protocol to induce muscle soreness. Participants consumed 1.0 g of carbohydrate per kilogram of bodyweight (1g CHO/kg BW) of a randomly assigned beverage (CHOC vs. CocoaCHOC) immediately after the downhill run and again 2h later. Participants returned to the lab 48h later to complete a 5K timed trial. Creatine kinase (CK) and subjective measurements of muscle soreness were taken at baseline, 24h, and 48h post the downhill running session. The same protocol was repeated 3 weeks later with the other beverage. A 1-way repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) revealed no significant difference (p = 0.97) between trials for 5K time. No significant difference (p = 0.30) was found for creatine kinase (CK) levels between treatment groups. These findings suggest that the addition of cocoa flavanols to a post exercise recovery beverage offers no additional recovery benefits when consumed acutely for endurance runners.
Faculty Mentor(s)
Kelly Pritchett