EFFECTIVENESS OF L-CARNITINE IN THE PREPARATION OF FEMALE FOOTBALL PLAYERS
Keywords:
L-carnitine, Elkar, team sports, functional state of athletes, female football players.
Abstract
Aim. The aim of this paper is to study L-carnitine effect on various aspects of physical fitness and psychophysiological features of professional female football players during the competitive mesocycle. Materials and Methods. We studied the effect of Elkar L-carnitine (PIKFARMA OOO, Russia) on functional parameters of professional female football players (n = 10, age 22 ± 1.7 years, body length 163.3 ± 5.5 cm, body weight 58.9 ± 6.8 kg). Participants from the experimental group (n = 6) received Elkar solution at a dose of 3 g/day (1.5 g twice a day) during 4 weeks of the competitive mesocycle. To study the drug effectiveness in the training process we estimated the body composition, functional state, anaerobic capacities, and psychophysiological status of female football players with the help of bioimpedanceometry, heart rate variability analysis, ergospirometry with the biochemical analysis of blood lactate content, and wingate test. Results. We established the optimization of body composition and a significant decrease in fat percentage. We also revealed an increase in the functional parameters of athletes from the experimental group: significant increase in VO2max, normalization of SBP and adaptive capacities of the body, decrease in resting HR. Moreover, we also registered a insignificant increase in speed-strength capacities, stabilization of attention concentration, and normalization of psychophysiological parameters. Conclusion. L-carnitine is an effective and safe metabolic substance improving body composition, aerobic capacities, adaptive abilities, and attention concentration of female football players, which can be recommended as a supplement in remediation programs for professional athletes.References
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3. Churganov O.A., Gavrilova E.A. [Influence of Reception of L-Carnitine on Some Functional Parameters of Athletes Training the Quality of Endurance]. Zhurnal RASMIRBI [Journal of RASMIRBI], 2008, vol. 4, pp. 64–71 (in Russ.).
4. ACC / AHA 2002 Guideline Update for Exercise Testing: Summary Article: a Report of the American College of Cardiology. American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. Journal of American College of Cardiology, 2006, vol. 48, 1731 p.
5. Bell W., Cobner D.M. Effect of Individual Time to Peak Power Output on the Expression of Peak Power Output in the 30–s Wingate Anaerobic Test. International Journal of Sports Medicine, 2007, vol. 28, no. 2, pp. 135–139. DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-924148
6. Haugen T.A., Tonnessen E., Hem E., Leirstein S., Seiler S. VO2max Characteristics of Elite Female Soccer Players, 1989–2007. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 2014, no. 9, pp. 515–521. DOI: 10.1123/IJSPP.2012–0150
7. Ho J.Y., Kraemer W.J., Volek J.S. et al. L-Carnitine 1-Tartrate Supplementation Favorably Affects Biochemical Markers of Recovery From Physical Exertion in Middle-Aged Men and Women. Metabolism 2010, vol. 59, no. 8, pp. 1190–1199. DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2009.11.012
8. Huang A., Owen K. Role of Supplementary L-Carnitine in Exercise and Exercise Recovery. Med Sport Sci, 2012, vol. 59, pp. 135–142. DOI: 10.1159/000341934
9. Lee J.K., Lee J.S., Park H. et al. Effect of L-Carnitine Supplementation and Aerobic Training on FABPc Content and Beta-HAD Activity in Human Skeletal Muscle. Eur J Appl Physiol, 2007, vol. 99, no. 2, pp. 193–199. DOI: 10.1007/s00421-006-0333-3
10. Vilikus Z. Functional Diagnostics. College of Physical Education and Sport, Palestra, 2012, pp. 12–15.
11. Zakharova A., Mekhdieva K., Kondratovich S. Physical and Psychophysiological Profiles of Sub-Elite Basketball Players. Novel Approach to Complex Testing. Proceedings of the 5th International Congress on Sport Sciences Research and Technology Support (icSPORTS 2017), 2017, pp. 132–139. DOI: 10.5220/0006585401320139
12. Zakharova A., Mekhdieva K., Smirnov V. Cardiovascular Health and Physical Capacity in Student and Elite Basketball Players. RRI 2016 – International Conference on Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) – European Proceedings of Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2016, vol. 26, pp. 1032–1039. DOI: 10.15405/epsbs.2017.07.02.133
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1. Zakharova A.V., Berdnikova A.N. Control of Speed-Strength Abilities of Players at the Stage of Primary Specialization. Human. Sport. Medicine, 2016, vol. 16, no. 4, pp. 64–74. (in Russ.) DOI: 10.14529/hsm1604072. Parastaev S.A., Topol'skiy A.V., Khvan D.E. [About Results of Application of L-Carnitine (Preparation Elkar®) at Sportsmen of High Qualification]. Zhurnal Sportivnaya Meditsina: nauka i praktika [Journal of Sports Medicine. Science and Practice], 2012, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 21–29. (in Russ.)
3. Churganov O.A., Gavrilova E.A. [Influence of Reception of L-Carnitine on Some Functional Parameters of Athletes Training the Quality of Endurance]. Zhurnal RASMIRBI [Journal of RASMIRBI], 2008, vol. 4, pp. 64–71 (in Russ.).
4. ACC / AHA 2002 Guideline Update for Exercise Testing: Summary Article: a Report of the American College of Cardiology. American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. Journal of American College of Cardiology, 2006, vol. 48, 1731 p.
5. Bell W., Cobner D.M. Effect of Individual Time to Peak Power Output on the Expression of Peak Power Output in the 30–s Wingate Anaerobic Test. International Journal of Sports Medicine, 2007, vol. 28, no. 2, pp. 135–139. DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-924148
6. Haugen T.A., Tonnessen E., Hem E., Leirstein S., Seiler S. VO2max Characteristics of Elite Female Soccer Players, 1989–2007. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 2014, no. 9, pp. 515–521. DOI: 10.1123/IJSPP.2012–0150
7. Ho J.Y., Kraemer W.J., Volek J.S. et al. L-Carnitine 1-Tartrate Supplementation Favorably Affects Biochemical Markers of Recovery From Physical Exertion in Middle-Aged Men and Women. Metabolism 2010, vol. 59, no. 8, pp. 1190–1199. DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2009.11.012
8. Huang A., Owen K. Role of Supplementary L-Carnitine in Exercise and Exercise Recovery. Med Sport Sci, 2012, vol. 59, pp. 135–142. DOI: 10.1159/000341934
9. Lee J.K., Lee J.S., Park H. et al. Effect of L-Carnitine Supplementation and Aerobic Training on FABPc Content and Beta-HAD Activity in Human Skeletal Muscle. Eur J Appl Physiol, 2007, vol. 99, no. 2, pp. 193–199. DOI: 10.1007/s00421-006-0333-3
10. Vilikus Z. Functional Diagnostics. College of Physical Education and Sport, Palestra, 2012, pp. 12–15.
11. Zakharova A., Mekhdieva K., Kondratovich S. Physical and Psychophysiological Profiles of Sub-Elite Basketball Players. Novel Approach to Complex Testing. Proceedings of the 5th International Congress on Sport Sciences Research and Technology Support (icSPORTS 2017), 2017, pp. 132–139. DOI: 10.5220/0006585401320139
12. Zakharova A., Mekhdieva K., Smirnov V. Cardiovascular Health and Physical Capacity in Student and Elite Basketball Players. RRI 2016 – International Conference on Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) – European Proceedings of Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2016, vol. 26, pp. 1032–1039. DOI: 10.15405/epsbs.2017.07.02.133
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2018-02-01
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Mekhdieva, K., Plotnikova, M., Zakharova, A., Berdnikova, A., Timokhina, V., Kondratovich, S., & Selezneva, I. (2018). EFFECTIVENESS OF L-CARNITINE IN THE PREPARATION OF FEMALE FOOTBALL PLAYERS. Human. Sport. Medicine, 18(1), 103-114. https://doi.org/10.14529/hsm180109
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