Comparison of the effect of Ribose and Creatine supplementation on anaerobic performance in elite wrestlers during repeated intensive exercise

1. the purpose of this study was comparison of the effect of ribose and creatine acute supplementation on anaerobic performance (peak power, mean power, fatigue index) in repeated intensive exercise in elite wrestlers. For this purpose 10 subjects with mean age (22±3 yr) and BMI (23±2 kg/m2) participated in this study voluntary. Research was quasi-experimental and was done in double blind design and Subjects participated in all three session. Each session included 4 stages of intensive exercise with 15min inactive rest. Each stage included three lower and upper extremity Wingate test in alternative pattern with 1min active rest between each test. one hour before the test ribose, creatine or placebo (0.1 gr per kg of body weight) were consumed. Also the second dose of supplement was give after the end of second stage of test. Data was analyzed with repeated measure (3×4). the result showed that peak power and mean power is effected to ribose and creatine supplementation. There was no significant difference between supplements and placebo groups, regarding to the fatigue index. Generally it seems that ribose and creatine acute supplementation alone enhance anaerobic performance after repeated intensive activities (such as repeated bout of Wingate tests in this study)