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19.12.2022

Only strong athletes get stronger through shilajit supplementation

If you work out with weights and are able to develop a relatively high amount of strength, then a daily dose of 500 milligrams of shilajit can bring your workouts to a higher level. This may be because shilajit strengthens the collagen structures in the muscles.

Study
Yes, the research that researchers at the University of Nebraska published in 2019 in the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition was sponsored. It was paid for by Natreon Incorporated, [natreoninc.com] the producer of the shilajit preparation PrimaVie.

The researchers divided 63 male students into 3 groups. The men in a control group took a placebo every day for 8 weeks, while the men in 2 experimental groups took 250 and 500 milligrams of shilajit, respectively. Of course, the researchers used a preparation from sponsor Natreon.

Just before and at the end of the supplementation period, the subjects had to make leg extensions to failure. Before and just after this session, the researchers determined how much strength the subjects could develop during leg extensions.

Results
The researchers found no statistically significant effects on the reduction in strength due to supplementation. However, when they looked only at the 50 percent of men with the greatest strength, they did find a significant effect.

The figure below perhaps illustrates how exactly shilajit reduces strength decline during exercise sessions. It shows the difference between the concentration of hydroxyproline in the blood before the supplementation period and afterwards.

Incidentally, here too the researchers only looked at the 50 percent of the subjects with the highest hydroxyproline level.

Hydroxyproline is a building block of collagen structures. A low hydroxyproline level may indicate anabolic processes in connective tissues.

Source:
J Int Soc Sports Nutr. 2019 Feb 6;16(1):3.

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