The present study aims to investigate the effects of creatine monohydrate supplementation on maximal breath-hold exercise performance on a bicycle ergometer in trained breath-hold divers. The testing protocol is specifically designed to replicate the physiological demands and exercise intensity of a maximal dynamic breath-hold dive. Creatine supplementation may improve breath-hold exercise capacity by acting as a rapid, anaerobic energy source that is independent of oxygen availability that does not generate fatigue-inducing metabolic byproducts. Furthermore, its intracellular buffering properties may help delay the onset of metabolic acidosis, thereby possibly prolonging muscular work under hypoxic conditions. Therefore, the main questions the study aims to answer are: 1. Can creatine monohydrate loading supplementation protocol improve breath-hold exercise performance by increasing total work (TW) and time to exhaustion (TTE)? 2. Can it will increase lactate threshold and delay the onset of the metabolic acidosis? Researchers will compare creatine monohydrate supplementation to a placebo (maltodextrin) to determine whether creatine improves maximal breath-hold exercise performance on a bicycle ergometer in trained breath-hold divers. Participants will: 1. Attend scheduled laboratory visits on 4 occasions (one for performing graded exercise test (GXT), one for familiarization with the breath-hold exercise (BHE) protocol, one for pre-supplementation BHE testing, one for post-supplementation BHE testing) 2. Take creatine monohydrate or a placebo for 7 days (5g four times per day) 3. Report any discomforts during supplementation period, log the type and frequency of their trainings 7 days prior to pre and post-supplementation testing, report everything they ate and drunk on the day prior to the pre and post-supplementation testing
Age range
18 Years
Sex
ALL
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Total Work
Timeframe: From enrollment to study (baseline/pre-supplementation testing) to end of the study (post-supplementation testing which takes place after 7 days of supplementation period)
Time to Exhaustion
Timeframe: From enrollment to study (baseline/pre-supplementation testing) to end of the study (post-supplementation testing which takes place after 7 days of supplementation period)
Lactate accumulation
Timeframe: From enrollment to study (baseline/pre-supplementation testing) to end of the study (post-supplementation testing which takes place after 7 days of supplementation period)