INTRA-INDIVIDUAL ERGONOMICS (I~2E):PERFORMANCE EFFECTS OF ULTRA-NEGATIVE-ION WATER

摘要

This study both: (1) tested the effects of MSW ultra-negative-ion (-550mV ORP) water (8KNOT, Ltd., Osaka) on aerobic performance; and (2) partially evaluated the utility of an I~2E: Unified-Model (Bittner & Sakuragi, 2006). Swim-team volunteers (llPs) were accessed double-blind over 4 days following a MPPM or PMMP Schedule (M = MSW or P = Placebo, 250ml 120s before lap-swim). Analyses, adjusted and unadjusted for carryover, revealed significant (p<0.015) increases in 600s lap-swim distance (≥3.3%) and associated aerobic output (≥13.2%). Lap-time analyses indicated emerging increases (p = 0.04, l-tailed) within the first 100yds (50-100s) and between 1st and 2nd laps (p = 0.01). It is concluded that (1) MSW Neg.-Ion Water increased 10 min. lap-swimming aerobic-output by ≥13.2% - pointing to potential for substantial performance increases in athletes and older-workers, as well as VO2-Max challenged retirees, and (2) this unprecedented increase supported predictions of the Bittner-Sakuragi Unified Model.