Chilli peppers for performance 🌶️
A spicy strategy for athletes.
Potential ergogenic aid of capsaicinoid or capsinoids in healthy adults: a systematic review with meta-analysis
Study Details
This new meta-analysis compiled data from 18 studies to establish the effects of capsaicinoid or capsinoids on performance in healthy adults 🔍
🌶️ Capsaicinoid are the pungent substances primarily found in chili peppers and other spicy foods
🫑 Capsinoids are structurally similar but are non-spicy
Here is what they found ⬇️
Key Findings
Both acute and chronic doses were investigated in these studies 🔍
Overall, acute capsaicinoid and capsinoid supplementation led to significantly greater…
🏋️♂️ Resistance exercise performance
⏱️ Time-to-exhaustion
🧠 RPE
For chronic supplementation studies…
💪 1 / 3 studies showed improved strength
🫀 0 / 2 studies showed improved endurance
Conclusion
Acute supplementation with capsaicinoids and capsinoids can significantly improve performance ✅
Spicy whole foods may not be suitable due to potential gastrointestinal issues so supplementation may be the optimal strategy ‼️
Reference
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41505853/
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