Arginine Alpha-Ketoglutarate (AAKG) and strength
What 3 graded rows on arginine alpha-ketoglutarate (aakg) agree on for strength, and where they differ. Counted side by side, never averaged.
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What the rows agree on
Each block and row is one graded row from the Arginine Alpha-Ketoglutarate (AAKG) page, with its PubMed record.
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Arginine Alpha-Ketoglutarate (AAKG) and strength
3 rows · 86 peopleMostly an improvement: 2 of 3 rows, and most of the people. 1 found no difference.
- DGrade D× 2
- ∅No effect× 1
- Rows
- 3
- Trials
- 3
- People
- 86
Where they differ
From the rowsThe best-graded row, grade D, is a randomized trial of 35 people (2008) and found an improvement. 1 row is graded No effect, our grade for adequately powered trials that found no effect.
The 2 rows that found an improvement were larger: a median of 35 people, against 16 people for the row that found no difference.
The row that found no difference is newer (2012) than the 2 rows that found an improvement (2006 to 2008).
The rows
2 improved · 1 no difference- DGrade DBench-press endurance and sprint power with a creatine blend · Improved
RCT · n 35 · 2008 · Young men (about 23 years)
0.075 g AAKG per kg a day with 0.1 g creatine per kg · 10 days
Bench-press repetitions rose with the blend and with creatine alone; only the blend raised Wingate peak power (741 to 794 W). Average power did not differ.
Row on the Arginine Alpha-Ketoglutarate (AAKG) page · PubMed 19033611 (opens PubMed)
- DGrade DStrength, power and body composition during resistance training · Improved
RCT · n 35 · 2006 · Resistance-trained men aged 30 to 50 (20 AAKG, 15 placebo)
4 g three times a day (12 g a day) · 8 weeks
The AAKG group improved 1RM bench press and Wingate peak power (P < 0.05); body composition, total body water, quadriceps endurance and aerobic capacity did not differ between groups.
Row on the Arginine Alpha-Ketoglutarate (AAKG) page · PubMed 16928472 (opens PubMed)
- ∅No effectMaximal strength and muscular endurance · No difference
Crossover RCT · n 16 · 2012 · Eight resistance-trained and eight untrained men
3,000 mg 45 minutes before exercise · Single dose
1RM and total load volume on bench press and leg press did not differ from placebo in either trained or untrained men.
Row on the Arginine Alpha-Ketoglutarate (AAKG) page · PubMed 22510253 (opens PubMed)