JSSM-2009, Vol.8, Issue 4, 639

Table 1. Research design.

Treatment	n	Week 0	Week 12	Week 13
CON	15	^aSucrose	Swimming performance	Tissue harvest
INCO	15	^bIncomplete food	Swimming performance	Tissue harvest
CREAT-I	15	^cCr supplem started	Swimming performance	Tissue harvest
CREAT-II	15	^dCr supplem started	Swimming performance	Tissue harvest

CON = no Cr supplementation, INCO = no Cr supplementation and incomplete food intake, CREAT-I = Cr supplementation 1 g·kg^-1·day^-1, CREAT-II = Cr supplementation 2 g/kg/day CREAT-II). ^a Sucrose placebo, ^b No Cr supplementation and incomplete food intake (lacking lysine and methionine in diet for rat), ^cCr supplementation 1 g·kg^-1·day^{-1 in 12 week,}^d Cr supplementation 2 g·kg^-1·day^{-1 in 12 week}