The Effects of Ashwagandha in Endurance Exercise Performance

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ClinConnect Summary

Only a few clinical trials have looked at the effects of Ashwagandha in exercise and training. The studies had a dosage of 2 x 300 mg \& 2 x 500 mg per day for 8 weeks and found to stimulate effects of strength training on muscle strength and muscle mass (Wankhede et al., 2015) and small increments in time to exhaustion and VO2max (Shenoy et al., 2012). However, the training intervention in both the studies were not adequately controlled and did not make a distinction between the acute and short-term effects of Ashwagandha intake.

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Gender

MALE

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Males between 18 and 35 years old
• • Physically fit and involved in physical fitness training, or in individual or team sport activity for 2-4hours per week, or 3-6 hours per week for cycling
• • Body mass index between 18 and 25
• • Good health status confirmed by a medical screening
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Any kind of injury/pathology that is a contra-indication to perform high-intensity exercise.
• • Intake of any medication or nutritional supplement that is proven to affect exercise performance
• • Intake of analgetics, anti-oxidants, or anti-inflammatory agents from 2 weeks prior to the start of the study
• • More than 3 alcoholic beverages per day, including a maximum of one glass of wine per day
• • Blood donation within 3 months prior to the start of the study
• • Smoking
• • Involvement in elite athletic training at a semi-professional or professional level
• • Current participation in another research trial
• • Any other argument to believe that the subject is unlikely to successfully complete the full study protocol