The Acute Effect of Citrulline Malate Loading in Resistance Trained Males on: Anaerobic Muscular Endurance, Force Recovery and Muscle Soreness

Abstract

•	A four-day 8g loading dose of citrulline malate was tested on previously resistance trained participants using a German Volume Training (GVT) protocol.
•	The loading dose of citrulline malate increased blood citrulline concentrations, although this was not significant.
•	There was a difference in the total number of repetitions achieved during the GVT challenge over the course of the protocol with the treatment group achieving 13 more repetitions than the placebo.
•	There was no difference in muscular endurance between individual sets, force development, muscle soreness, lactic acid, or muscle damage between the placebo or treatment group.
•	These findings warrant further investigation to establish under what dosage and conditions citrulline malate might effect exercise performance.