Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Pamukkale Spor Bilimleri Dergisi, cilt.16, sa.1, ss.1-16, 2025 (Scopus)
Various training methods and ergogenic aids have been employed to
enhance athletic performance. This study aimed to understand the effect
of combining six weeks of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) with
creatine supplementation on body composition, leg strength, and
anaerobic power in physically active male adults. In this six-week study,
a total of fifteen physically active men, with a mean age of 21.13 ± 1.68
years, were divided into two groups: the Wingate-based HIIT training
group (HIIT) and the Wingate-based HIIT training + creatine
supplementation group (C-HIIT). Both groups performed HIIT training
based on the Wingate protocol, three days a week for six weeks, with the
intensity increasing during the second three-week period. In addition to
the training, the C-HIIT group took a total of 10 g of creatine each
training day, 5 grams 30 minutes before the exercise and 5 grams
immediately after exercise. The body composition, leg strength, and
anaerobic power measurements of the subjects were taken three days
before the study started and three days after it ended. According to the
findings, although there was no significant difference in body
composition values between the two groups, it was observed that leg
strength (p<0.05) and anaerobic power parameters such as peak power,
average power, and minimum power improved significantly in the CHIIT group (p<0.01). The addition of 10 grams of creatine monohydrate
to HIIT training appears to be effective in improving leg strength and
anaerobic power in physically active adult men.