Effect of ginger on the lower limb anaerobic power of brazilian national team gymnasts

• Autor(a) principal: Martins, Moises Silvestre de Azevedo
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Nunes, Eryclis, Domínguez, Raúl, Carvalho, Júlio C. R., Bittencourt, Wanderley J. M., Maciel, Luiz Henrique R., Abreu, Wilson Cesar, da Silva, Sandro Fernades
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Saúde e Desenvolvimento Humano
• Texto Completo: https://revistas.unilasalle.edu.br/index.php/saude_desenvolvimento/article/view/6127
• topic: Ciências da Saúde, Educação Física; Ergogenic Effect; Gymnastics Aerobics; Phytotherapeutic; Strength; Efeito Ergogênico; Ginástica Aeróbica; Fitoterapêutico; Força

Introduction: Aerobic gymnastics is a sport that has consistently grown over the previous decades, and its practice demands its athletes to perform complex and high-intensity movements.Objective: The study was to analyze whether ginger supplementation had an ergogenic effect on the anaerobic power of limbs (PAMI) in aerobic gymnastic athletes.Methods: A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial was conducted with nine athletes (23.11 + 4.14 years, 1.63 + 0.09 m, 60.51 + 7.38 kg) from the Brazilian National Team of Aerobic Gymnastics. After ingesting 400 mg of Zingiber officinale or placebo for seven days, the subjects underwent an anaerobic power test (RAST). Peak Velocity and Peak power (m/s and W), average and minimum power (W), and fatigue index (W/s and %) data were obtained from the RAST.Results: After verifying the no normality of the sample, the Mann-Whitney was applied, but no significant differences were found in the peak velocity of the ginger supplementation (6.28 ± 0.41 m/s; 445.28 ± 117.15 W) compared to placebo (6.22 ± 0.45 m/s; 425.95 ± 130.39 W).Conclusions: It is concluded that ingesting 400 mg of Z. officinale does not have an ergogenic effect on the anaerobic power of the lower limbs of aerobic gymnastic athletes.