The Effects of Whey Protein Supplements on Markers of Exercise-induced Muscle Damage in Resistance-trained Individuals

Launched by INDIANA UNIVERSITY · Oct 19, 2021

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Eccentric exercise can result in exercise induced muscle damage (EIMD), which can cause an abundance of ultrastructural muscular disruption and pro-inflammatory and pro-oxidant activity in the body, leading to an impairment of muscular force production and range of motion, along with elevated pain sensitivity, increased swelling, and arterial stiffness. Pasture-raised dairy products, obtained from strictly grass-fed cows, have been shown to possess more anti-inflammatory-, antioxidant-, and antihypertensive-like biochemicals compared with conventional products (i.e., with a different nutrie...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Men and women 18-40 years old
• • ≥3 months uninterrupted training of ≥3 days/week of resistance training
• • Self-reported to be healthy
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Not within defined age range
• • History of allergy to dairy products
• • History of experiencing pain while exercising in the lower extremities (i.e., hips/knees)
• • Current use of anti-inflammatory/anti-pain medication (i.e., nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as Tylenol, Advil, or Aleve
• • Are pregnant or could possibly be pregnant by self-report
• • People who answer 'yes' to any of the pre-participation screening questions on the PAR-Q questionnaire.