PMID- 28922211
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20180618
LR  - 20180618
IS  - 1533-4287 (Electronic)
IS  - 1064-8011 (Linking)
VI  - 32
IP  - 1
DP  - 2018 Jan
TI  - Acute Effects of Ammonia Inhalants on Strength and Power Performance in Trained 
      Men.
PG  - 244-247
LID - 10.1519/JSC.0000000000002171 [doi]
AB  - Bartolomei, S, Nigro, F, Luca, G, Gabriele, S, Ciacci, S, Hoffman, JR, and Merni, 
      F. Acute effects of ammonia inhalants on strength and power performance in 
      trained men. J Strength Cond Res 32(1): 244-247, 2018-The aim of the present 
      study was to investigate the influence of ammonia inhalants on lower body power 
      and maximal isometric strength in trained men. Twenty experienced resistance 
      trained men (age = 26.7 +/- 3.7 years; body weight = 80.59 +/- 9.0 kg; body height = 
      179.5 +/- 5.7 cm) were tested for counter movement jump power (CMJP), maximal 
      force, and peak rate of force development (pRFD20) expressed during an isometric 
      midthigh pull (IMTP). Assessments were performed using either an ammonia inhalant 
      (AI), a placebo (PL), or no inhalants (N). One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) 
      with repeated measures was used to compare strength and power performance between 
      the different trials. A significant (p < 0.01) increase in pRFD20 was detected 
      following the use of AI. No significant effects of trial were noted for CMJP and 
      IMTP maximal force (p = 0.251 and p = 0.075, respectively). Results of the 
      present study showed a potential ergogenic effect of AI on rate of force 
      development (i.e., explosive force output), with a trend toward an improvement in 
      maximal force production. The mechanism of action may be related to the 
      stimulatory action of AI often reported by athletes as a "psyching-up" effect. 
      The positive effect of AI on the rate of force development may represent an 
      advantage in sports requiring high rates of force production.
FAU - Bartolomei, Sandro
AU  - Bartolomei S
AD  - Sport and Exercise Science, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.
FAU - Nigro, Federico
AU  - Nigro F
AD  - School of Pharmacy, Biotechnology and Motor Sciences, University of Bologna, 
      Bologna, Italy.
FAU - Gubellini, Luca
AU  - Gubellini L
AD  - Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, 
      Italy.
FAU - Semprini, Gabriele
AU  - Semprini G
AD  - Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, 
      Italy.
FAU - Ciacci, Simone
AU  - Ciacci S
AD  - Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, 
      Italy.
FAU - Hoffman, Jay R
AU  - Hoffman JR
AD  - Sport and Exercise Science, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.
FAU - Merni, Franco
AU  - Merni F
AD  - Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, 
      Italy.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Randomized Controlled Trial
PL  - United States
TA  - J Strength Cond Res
JT  - Journal of strength and conditioning research
JID - 9415084
RN  - 0 (Central Nervous System Stimulants)
RN  - 7664-41-7 (Ammonia)
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Ammonia/*administration & dosage
MH  - Athletes
MH  - Central Nervous System Stimulants/*administration & dosage
MH  - Cross-Over Studies
MH  - Humans
MH  - Isometric Contraction/physiology
MH  - Male
MH  - Movement
MH  - Muscle Strength/*physiology
MH  - Muscle, Skeletal/*physiology
MH  - Resistance Training
MH  - Young Adult
EDAT- 2017/09/19 06:00
MHDA- 2018/06/19 06:00
CRDT- 2017/09/19 06:00
PHST- 2017/09/19 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2018/06/19 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2017/09/19 06:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1519/JSC.0000000000002171 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Strength Cond Res. 2018 Jan;32(1):244-247. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000002171.