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Increased Muscle Strength in Professional Baseball Players Utilizing a Novel Rehydration Solution Consisting of Optimized Electrolytes with Meglumine
Authors: Demetri Menegos, Jason P. Kopec, Dan Byrnes, Arturo Bravo Antón
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Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of a novel formulated solution on improving muscle
strength in professional baseball players. Design A prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebocontrolled
trial to compare Megnify with placebo. Setting A professional, independent league
baseball team in New Jersey, USA. Participants Subjects were recruited from a professional
baseball team, regardless of position and playing experience. Eighteen subjects were initially
recruited, 11 were included in the final analysis. Interventions Subjects were randomized into either
the treatment or placebo arm. Subjects in both arms used either Megnify or placebo for a period of
thirty days, given before practice or games on a daily basis. Main Outcome Measures
Dynamometer testing was completed bilaterally to assess handgrip strength in all study participants,
upon initiation and completion of the study. Results There was a significant increase in muscle
strength of approximately 4.5% (p=0.04), via hand grip dynamometer testing, in the Megnify group
when compared to the placebo group. Conclusion These findings suggest that a sports rehydration
solution, utilizing a combination of meglumine with an optimized electrolyte replacement solution,
provides superior performance to placebo in professional athletes. This combination of meglumine
with optimized electrolytes provides rehydration with the additional significant benefit of a rapid,
significant increase in muscle strength. .( Demetri Menegos1†, Jason P. Kopec3, Dan Byrnes3, Arturo Bravo Antón2
and Arturo Bravo-Nuevo2 Ita. J. Sports Reh.Po. , 2 ;2; 75 -85 :2015 ; ISSN 2385-1988 [online ] IBSN 007-111-19-55 )