The Claim
Four weeks of beta-alanine supplementation at 6.4 g/day has no effect on aerobic, anaerobic, intermittent, or basketball-specific performance in collegiate female basketball players, even though all performance measures improved due to training alone.
What the research says
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Support is ahead, but a single strong opposing study can change this.
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Taking 6.4 grams of beta-alanine daily for four weeks does not improve aerobic, anaerobic, intermittent, or basketball-specific performance in collegiate female basketball players, even though their performance improved from training alone.
See the scientific wording
Four weeks of beta-alanine supplementation at 6.4 g/day does not enhance aerobic, anaerobic, intermittent, or basketball-specific performance in collegiate female basketball players, despite improvements in all performance measures due to training alone.
Beta-alanine builds up a substance in muscles that soaks up acid produced during hard exercise, which lowers the amount of lactic acid that leaks into the blood. This acid reduction does not make the muscles stronger, faster, or more powerful during basketball movements or endurance tests.
What the research says
1 studyThe study gave female basketball players beta-alanine pills for four weeks and found they didn’t jump higher, shoot better, or run faster than players who took sugar pills — even though everyone got better from practicing. So, the supplement didn’t help.
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