The Ergogenic Effects of Acute Carbohydrate Feeding on Resistance Exercise Performance: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Carbohydrate (CHO) ingestion has an ergogenic effect on endurance training performance. Less is known about the effect of acute CHO ingestion on resistance training (RT) performance and equivocal results are reported in the literature.

Objective

The current systematic review and meta-analysis sought to determine if and to what degree CHO ingestion influences RT performance.

Methods

PubMed, MEDLINE, SportDiscus, Scopus, and CINAHL databases were searched for peer-reviewed articles written in English that used a cross-over design to assess the acute effect of CHO ingestion on RT performance outcomes (e.g., muscle strength, power, and endurance) in healthy human participants compared to a placebo or water-only conditions. The Cochrane Collaboration's risk of b

SUBMITTER: King A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9584980 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature