THE EFFECT OF FIVE WEEKS OF TRIBULUS TERRESTRIS SUPPLEMENTATION ON MUSCLE STRENGTH AND BODY COMPOSITION DURING PRESEASON TRAINING IN ELITE RUGBY LEAGUE PLAYERS

• Published in: Journal of strength and conditioning research Vol. 21; no. 2; pp. 348 - 353
• Main Authors: ROGERSON, SHANE, RICHES, CHRISTOPHER J., JENNINGS, CARL, WEATHERBY, ROBERT P., MEIR, RUDI A., MARSHALL-GRADISNIK, SONYA M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States National Strength and Conditioning Association 01.05.2007; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Ovid Technologies
• Subjects: Adult; Analysis of Variance; Body Composition - drug effects; Body Mass Index; Dietary Supplements; Double-Blind Method; Football - physiology; Humans; Male; Manufacturers; Marketing; Muscle Strength - drug effects; Physical Education and Training - methods; Phytotherapy - methods; Proteins; Ratios; Studies; Testing; Testosterone; Training; Treatment Outcome; Tribulus

Tribulus terrestris is an herbal nutritional supplement that is promoted to produce large gains in strength and lean muscle mass in 5–28 days (15, 18). Although some manufacturers claim T. terrestris will not lead to a positive drug test, others have suggested that T. terrestris may increase the uri...