High-protein supplements may help you recover faster after a strenuous workout

( Natural News ) To recover faster after a strenuous workout, take high-protein supplements as post-workout supplements. A study found that elite basketball players who took a high-protein post-workout supplement experienced faster recovery after exercise. A team of researchers from the University of Taipei in Taiwan and the Competitor Institute of Sports Nutrition in Beijing recruited 15 elite basketball players between 18 and 20 years old for the study. The participants completed a one-hour cycling test at 70 percent VO2 max. VO2 max, or maximal oxygen uptake, is the measurement of the maximum amount of oxygen that a person can use during intense or maximal exercise . Right after the cycling test, they were given either a carbohydrate-based drink formulated with high-protein or an isocaloric low-protein drink. They then rested for two hours before doing another cycling test at 80 percent VO2 max. The research team found that the participants who belonged to the high-protein group recovered faster after the cycling tests. In addition, their cycling time was 16 percent longer than that of the group which consumed a low-protein drink. Their consumption of the high-protein supplement resulted in improved cerebral oxygen saturation during the second cycling test and an increase in their blood oxygen levels. “It is mechanistically unclear how protein supplementation during post-exercise recovery acutely increased oxygen saturation during high-intensity exercise,” wrote the research team. “One possibility accounted for the increased oxygen saturation during exercise could be associated with better endothelial adaptation after more protein supplementation. An alternative possibility accounted for the hemodynamic adaptation after high-protein supplementation is an improved brain mitochondria function.” Get CLEAN FOOD and help support our mission to keep you informed : The Health Ranger Store lab verifies everything we sell with accredited testing for heavy metals, microbiology and food safety. Certified organic […]

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