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Relationship between fat free mass index values and use of nutritional supplement as an ergogenic aid in bodybuilding

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 July 2017

A. Devrim ,
B. Aslantaş  and
P. Bilgiç
A. Devrim
Affiliation:
Hacettepe University, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Ankara, Turkey
B. Aslantaş
Affiliation:
Hacettepe University, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Ankara, Turkey
P. Bilgiç
Affiliation:
Hacettepe University, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Ankara, Turkey
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Proceedings of the Nutrition Society , Volume 76 , Issue OCE2: Spring Conference 2017, 28–29 March 2017, Nutrition and exercise for health performance , 2017 , E40
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Recent studies have shown that bodybuilders who weight train and do not take any ergogenic aids cannot have fat free mass index (FFMI) scores of more than 25( Reference Goldfield and Woodside 1 – Reference Rohman 6 ). We aim to investigate the association between prevalence of FFMI values and use of nutritional supplement as an ergogenic aid among Turkish bodybuilders.

One hundred twenty male bodybuilders included in this study. Their height and weight were measured and FFMI score were calculated. Nutritional supplements use was self-reported by bodybuilders. Data were analyzed using the IBM SPSS Statistics 23·0. Descriptive analyses were used to determine FFMI values of bodybuilders.

Fig. 1. FFMI values of nutitional supplement users and non-users (*p < 0.05.).

In this study, the mean FFMI values of the nutritional supplements users and non-users were 24·09 ± 3·05 kg/m2 and 21·18 ± 1·93 kg/m2. Compared the values of FFMI, the FFMI values of the nutritional supplements users were significantly higher than non-users (p < 0·001). According to the results, protein powder, especially whey protein, brain- chained amino acid (BCAA), creatine and multivitamins were the most commonly used nutritional supplements in participants (respectively; %77·5, %54·6, %47·9 and %43·3). The reasons given most commonly by the bodybuilders for nutritional supplement use was to grow muscles (%76·1).

Consequently, there are significantly important differences in FFMI values for nutritional supplement users and non-users. With the data obtained from the study, muscle growth was the most frequently targets. For this reason, they tend to use nutritional supplements and consequently their FFMI values were increased according to non-users.

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Fig. 1. FFMI values of nutitional supplement users and non-users (*p < 0.05.).