The impact of a novel supplement on exercise performance and recovery
17 May 2023
Participants complete 3 x 5km running time trials (5TT) on a treadmill (1 x familiarisation and 2 x experimental). The 2 experimental 5TTs are separated by a 4 week supplementation period.
Following the 2nd 5TT, participants do a drop jump exercise protocol and have measures of muscle recovery assessed for 3 consecutive morning.
Supplements are either SCFAs or placebo.
31 days to complete the experimental part of the study BUT only a total of ~10 hrs of lab contact time split across 6 visits.
Requirements
- - Male or female aged between 18 and 40 years old.
- - Active and regularly perform structured exercises, with a minimum of at least 150 to 300 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity or 75–150 min of vigorous-intensity physical activity a week, plus 2 or more days a week of muscle-strengthening activities. Alternatively, they may participate in multiple sports/forms of activity; or training regularly three times per week (e.g., team sports players).
- - Must be able to complete 5-km of running in less than 30 minutes for males and less than 35 minutes for females without stopping to walk or rest (assessed on familiarisation visit).
- - Must be able to complete exhaustive drop jump and counter movement jump exercise.
- - Must be able to provide blood samples via venepuncture.
- -Must be comfortable taking supplements orally in pill capsule form
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Ethical approval
The study has been approved by the Loughborough University Ethics committee. Approval was granted on the 6th of March 2023. The Loughborough Ethics Online (LEON) number is 13282.
About the researcher
I am a 2nd year PhD student at Loughborough University. I also completed my BSc (Sports and Exercise Science) and MSc (Exercise Physiology) degrees at Loughborough. My PhD research focuses on how post-biotic supplements could play a role in improving exercise performance, recovery and health.
