Evaluation of Some Anthropometric Measurements of Individuals Aged 18-40, Doing Bodybuilding Sports, Using Ergogenic Support and Not Using Ergogenic Support, According to Their Attitudes, Usage Levels and Nutritional Habits
Year 2022, Volume: 4 Issue: 2, 85 - 93, 31.08.2022
Sabiha Zeynep Aydenk KÖSEOĞLU
Kübra KAYNAR
https://doi.org/10.47769/izufbed.1092362
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Abstract
The aim of the study is to determine the place of ergogenic supports in the lives of athletes, to what extent they affect anthropometric measurements, and the criteria for use based on the evaluation results. The study included 50 male volunteers between the ages of 18 and 40, members of some private gyms in Bahçelievler and Küçükçekmece districts of Istanbul, doing bodybuilding sports, using or not using ergogenic support. The survey, which included the participants' descriptive characteristics, anthropometric measurements, health status, ergogenic support intake and attitudes towards this issue, nutritional habits, food consumption, and two-day food consumption records (on and off the training day), was administered face to face. According to the findings; A significant difference was found between those who received ergogenic support (50%) and those who did not (p<0.05). A relationship (p<0.05) was found between the use of vitamin mineral supplements and BMI, and between the frequency of carnitine use and waist circumference and waist/height ratio. In the study, it was determined that the daily energy intake of individuals in the 18-30 age group (2753.18±1589.15) was higher than the daily energy intake of individuals in the 31-40 age group (1921.16 ±986.41). It was determined that 35.3% of the total daily energy intake of those receiving ergogenic support came from carbohydrates, 23.4% from protein and 39.8% from fat. Leucine, isoleucine, valine and arginine constitute most of the amino acid content of the ingested protein, and tryptophan constitutes the least portion. It has been observed that the amount of protein they consume without ergogenic support is ideal, and many athletes who use ergogenic support consume protein even though they do not need to consume it. When the results of the study are evaluated and in the light of the literature; When ergogenic support needs to be given, appropriate evaluations should first be made by an expert, additionally, taking into account the daily nutrition of the athletes, choosing supplements deemed appropriate by WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency) in terms of balance and quantity, consumption may be correct.
Keywords: Ergogenic support, Nutrition, Bodybuilding, Anthropometric measurement