Table 3 Supplementation before, during and after the race ( n = 74)
Kind of supplementation | Four weeks before the race | Percentage (%) | The day before the race | Percentage (%) | During the race | Percentage (%) | After the race | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ergogenic supplements | ||||||||
Concentrate of AA | 5 | 6.8 | 3 | 4.1 | 5 | 6.8 | 5 | 6.8 |
BCAA | 16 | 21.6 | 13 | 17.6 | 22 | 29.7 | 18 | 24.3 |
Coenzym Q10 | 5 | 6.8 | 4 | 5.4 | 1 | 1.4 | 2 | 2.7 |
L-Carnitine | 9 | 12.2 | 8 | 10.8 | 15 | 20.3 | 4 | 5.4 |
Glutamine | 4 | 5.4 | 2 | 2.7 | 2 | 2.7 | 1 | 1.4 |
Concentrate of EFA | 5 | 6.8 | 2 | 2.7 | 2 | 2.7 | 1 | 1.4 |
Caffeine tablets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 |
Lecithin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 |
Glucose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 |
Creatine | 4 | 5.4 | 3 | 4.1 | 5 | 6.8 | 1 | 1.4 |
No intake of ES | 29 | 39.2 | 49 | 66.2 | 18 | 24.3 | 46 | 62.2 |
Vitamins | ||||||||
Multi-vitamin | 14 | 18.9 | 9 | 12.2 | 8 | 10.8 | 8 | 10.8 |
Vitamin C | 26 | 35.1 | 23 | 31.1 | 9 | 12.2 | 13 | 17.6 |
Vitamin B (complex) | 11 | 14.9 | 9 | 12.2 | 5 | 6.8 | 9 | 12.2 |
Vitamin E | 3 | 4.1 | 3 | 4.1 | 2 | 2.7 | 4 | 5.4 |
Folic acid | 2 | 2.7 | 2 | 2.7 | 2 | 2.7 | 2 | 2.7 |
No intake of vitamins | 23 | 31.1 | 35 | 47.3 | 57 | 77.0 | 51 | 68.9 |
Minerals | ||||||||
Multi-mineral | 10 | 13.5 | 7 | 9.5 | 8 | 10.8 | 3 | 4.1 |
Magnesium | 24 | 32.4 | 33 | 44.6 | 32 | 43.2 | 14 | 18.9 |
Calcium | 7 | 9.5 | 3 | 4.1 | 5 | 6.8 | 4 | 5.4 |
Iron | 5 | 6.8 | 1 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.4 |
Zinc | 5 | 6.8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4.1 | 1 | 1.4 |
Salt tablets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8.1 | 1 | 1.4 |
Potassium | 8 | 10.8 | 3 | 4.1 | 4 | 5.4 | 3 | 4.1 |
No intake of minerals | 24 | 32.4 | 25 | 33.8 | 18 | 24.3 | 60 | 81.1 |