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on Biological Preparation of Endurance in Top Athletes
Consuming SUPRO® PLUS 675 Supplement.
Stroescu, V., Dragan, I. (1994) Athens, Greece: XXVth
FIMS World Congress of Sports Medicine). abst. 313.
PURPOSE OF STUDY:
To study the effects of a soy protein supplementation
protocol on the body composition, muscle strength, muscle
fatigue and urine mucoprotein of elite Olympic rowers.
PRODUCTS USED:
SUPRO® Soy protein (1.5 g/kg body weight) vs. carbohydrate
placebo.
SUBJECTS:
Olympic rowers. 23 males and 20 females ages 17 - 33
years old.
MAJOR FINDINGS:
The SUPRO® supplemented group had:
- Increase in lean body mass
- Increase in muscle strength
- Decrease in fatigue after exercise
- Decrease in urine mucoprotein which is an indicator
of metabolic stress.
- Normal liver and kidney function
SIGNIFICANCE:
SUPRO® supplementation demonstrated positive
effects on male and female Olympic athletes:
- Increased lean body mass
- Reduction of fatigue
- Increased muscular strength
- Reduced metabolic stress
IMPLICATIONS:
SUPRO® soy protein supplementation showed measureable
and positive effects in strength and endurance athletes
while reducing metabolic stress.
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