Athletes should not forget to consume green tea with intense resistance training!
The results of a study showed that green tea supplementation can reduce the adverse changes in lipid peroxidation due to intense resistance activities by increasing the total antioxidant capacity of plasma.
A study to determine the effect of short-term supplementation of green tea on total antioxidant capacity (TAC) and lipid peroxidation of young women after a session of intense resistance training by Dr. Mohammad Esmaeil Afzalpour, Associate Professor, Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Physical Education and Science Sports were performed at Birjand University and its colleagues.
40 young non-athlete women were randomly divided into four homogeneous and equal groups including green tea supplement group, exercise group with green tea supplement, control group and exercise group alone. Subjects performed one session of intense resistance activity with an intensity of 85% and one repetition maximum (1RM) after the supplementation period (14 days, 600 ml per day).
Baseline blood samples were taken after the supplementation period and after the training protocol. TAC and malondialdehyde (MDA or Malonedialdehyde) were measured by FRAP (Fluorescence recovery after photobleaching) and TBA (Thiobarbituric acid), respectively.
The findings indicate that consumption of 14 days of green tea significantly increased total antioxidant capacity and significantly reduced MDA in the exercise group with supplements. If one session of intense resistance training significantly reduced TAC capacity and significantly increased MDA in the training group alone.
Based on the findings of this study, it can be concluded that green tea supplementation can reduce the adverse changes in lipid peroxidation due to intense resistance activities by increasing the total antioxidant capacity of plasma.