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Effect Of Pre-Workout Supplementation On Aerobic Endurance, Mary-Catherine Wilson Jan 2015

Effect Of Pre-Workout Supplementation On Aerobic Endurance, Mary-Catherine Wilson

Kinesiology Student Research

INTRODUCTION: Pre-workout supplements are meant to improve exercise performance by increasing power, focus, endurance, and reaction time. Cellucor C4 Extreme is a popular pre-workout supplement containing multiple ingredients that are meant to improve exercise performance by working synergistically.Product claims for C4 include more energy, improved strength, and improved endurance. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of Cellucor C4 Extreme on submaximal cycle endurance by comparing five variables (distance, RPE, heart rate (HR), minute ventilation (VE), and oxygen consumption (VO2)) METHODS: Six female (22.5 year olds ±1.0, 59.47 kg ±5.52, 1.61 cm ±0.45) recreationally active UTA …