A low-dose 6-week bovine colostrum supplementation maintains performance and attenuates inflammatory indices following a Loughborough Intermittent Shuttle Test in soccer players. | Kotsis et al, 2018
In this double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized study conducted with healthy male elite-level soccer players aged 19-23 years, the researchers compared 3.2 g/day of whey protein (as a placebo) to a 3.2 g/day of bovine colostrum.
Over the 6-week study period, amongst study participants, there was a reduction in exercise-induced muscle damage as well as performance improvement in soccer players following the Loughborough Intermittent Shuttle Test (LIST) during the competitive season period. Athletes who consumed bovine colostrum exhibited less of a reduction in squat jump height, countermovement height and less elevation of blood levels of markers related to muscle damage compared to whey protein placebo group. This study provides evidence that suggests bovine colostrum can improve physical performance and reduce measures associated with muscle damage.
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