Effect of high-dose β-Alanine supplementation on uphill cycling performance in World Tour cyclists: A randomised controlled trial.
- 2024-09-03
- RCT · n = 6
- PloS one 19(9)
- Silvia Pérez-Piñero
- Domingo Jesús Ramos-Campo
- Francisco Javier López-Román
- Raquel Ortolano
- Antonio Torregrosa-García
- Antonio Jesús Luque-Rubia
- Natalia Ibáñez-Soroa
- Luis Andreu-Caravaca
- Vicente Ávila-Gandía
- PubMed: 39226288
- DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0309404
- High evidence
- Athletes
β-alanine supplementation improved the relative mean power attained during the time-trial compared with the control group (Z = -2.008; p = 0.045; Δ = 0.060)
- Effect
- Beneficial
- Effect size
- Small
- Significant
- Yes
- Dose
- 5 g per dosage, 4 times daily for 7 days plus 3 additional doses; total cumulative dose 155 g