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Effects Of Calcium Pyruvate Supplementation During Training On Body Composition, Exercise Capacity, And Metabolic Responses To Exercise, Pauline K. Koh-Banerjee, Maria Pontes Ferreira, Mike Greenwood, Rodney G. Bowden, Patty N. Cowan, A. L. Almada, Richard B. Kreider

Nutrition and Food Science Faculty Research Publications

Objective: We evaluated the effects of calcium pyruvate supplementation during training on body composition and metabolic responses to exercise.

Method: Twenty-three untrained females were matched and assigned to ingest in a double blind and randomized manner either 5 g of calcium pyruvate (PYR) or a placebo (PL) twice daily for 30 d while participating in a supervised exercise program. Prior to and following supplementation, subjects had body composition determined via hydrodensiometry; performed a maximal cardiopulmonary exercise test; and performed a 45-min walk test at 70% of pre-training VO₂ max in which fasting pre- and post exercise blood samples determined. …