O efeito da citrulina na dor muscular tardia (DOMS) e na resistência aeróbia e anaeróbia em atletas de sub-elite

Autores

  • Sapto Wibowo Universitas Negeri Surabaya
  • Himawan Wismanadi Universitas Negeri Surabaya
  • Afif Rusdiawan Sport & Exercise Research Center, Universitas Negeri Surabaya
  • Oce Wiriawan Universitas Negeri Surabaya
  • Cemal Özman Bartin University https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2812-1106
  • Muhammad Labib Siena Ar Rasyid Sport & Exercise Research Center, Universitas Negeri Surabaya
  • Kunjung Ashadi Universitas Negeri Surabaya
  • Luthfie Lufthansa Universitas Insan Budi Utomo
  • Nur Khozanah Ilmah Universitas Insan Budi Utomo
  • Taufiq Hidayat STKIP Yapis Dompu

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v72.114696

Palavras-chave:

Citrulina, DOMS, resistência aeróbia, resistência anaeróbia, badminton

Resumo

Introdução: Os atletas podem melhorar o seu desempenho ajustando a sua dieta e consumindo citrulina, um aminoácido não essencial que afeta o VO₂máx, aumentando a concentração plasmática de arginina e a produção de óxido nítrico.

Objectivo: Determinar o efeito da suplementação de citrulina durante 7 dias na DMIT e na resistência aeróbia e anaeróbia em atletas após exercício excêntrico. Este estudo investiga o impacto da suplementação com citrulina no desempenho e na resistência de atletas após exercício excêntrico, com foco nos seus efeitos no VO₂máx e na DMIT.

Metodologia: Determinar o efeito da suplementação de citrulina durante 7 dias na DMIT e na resistência aeróbia e anaeróbia em atletas após exercício excêntrico. Este estudo investiga o impacto da suplementação com citrulina no desempenho e na resistência de atletas após exercício excêntrico, com foco nos seus efeitos no VO₂máx e na DMIT.

Resultados: O grupo CIT apresentou melhorias significativas na resistência anaeróbia no pós-teste 1, mas não no pós-teste 2. Relativamente à resistência aeróbia, o grupo CIT registou melhorias significativas em ambos os pós-testes, com o maior efeito no pós-teste 2 (d = 1,892). Além disso, os níveis de dor por DMIT diminuíram mais rapidamente no grupo CIT do que no grupo PLA, com diferenças significativas (p < 0,05) às 24, 48 e 72 horas após o exercício excêntrico.

Discussão: A suplementação com citrulina aumentou a resistência aeróbia e acelerou a recuperação da DMIT, consistente com os achados de Pérez-Guisado e Jakeman (2010). O pequeno efeito na resistência anaeróbia, por outro lado, corrobora a investigação de Rhim et al. (2020), que demonstra que a variação da resposta depende dos parâmetros.

Conclusões: A suplementação com citrulina acelera a recuperação da dor muscular e melhora a resistência aeróbica e anaeróbica em atletas, aumentando a produção de óxido nítrico e reduzindo a dor muscular pós-exercício.

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Wibowo, S., Wismanadi, H., Rusdiawan, A., Wiriawan, O., Özman, C., Ar Rasyid, M. L. S., Ashadi, K., Lufthansa, L., Ilmah, N. K., & Hidayat, T. (2025). O efeito da citrulina na dor muscular tardia (DOMS) e na resistência aeróbia e anaeróbia em atletas de sub-elite. Retos, 72, 598-610. https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v72.114696