Trial reportBritish journal of sports medicine2006
The influence of bovine colostrum supplementation on exercise performance in highly trained cyclists.
Trial report in British journal of sports medicine, 2006. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Efficacy and Safety of Whey Protein Supplements on Vital Sign and Physical Performance Among Athletes: A Network Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2019Pooled it
- The effects of protein supplements on muscle mass, strength, and aerobic and anaerobic power in healthy adults: a systematic review.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2015Pooled it
- Effects of protein in combination with carbohydrate supplements on acute or repeat endurance exercise performance: a systematic review.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2014Pooled it
- Bovine colostrum supplementation in rugby.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Trial
- Twelve-Week Colostrum Bovinum Supplementation Supports Aerobic Capacity but has No Effect on Body Composition in Endurance-Trained Males: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Crossover Study.European journal of sport science · 2025Trial
- DoesNutrients · 2024Trial
- A low-dose, 6-week bovine colostrum supplementation maintains performance and attenuates inflammatory indices following a Loughborough Intermittent Shuttle Test in soccer players.European journal of nutrition · 2018Trial
- Exploring the impact of colostrum supplementation on athletes: a comprehensive analysis of clinical trials and diverse properties.Frontiers in immunology · 2024Review
- The Use of Bovine Colostrum in Sport and Exercise.Nutrients · 2021Review
- Oral bovine colostrum supplementation does not increase circulating insulin-like growth factor-1 concentration in healthy adults: results from short- and long-term administration studies.European journal of nutrition · 2020Article
- Colostrum supplementation protects against exercise-induced oxidative stress in skeletal muscle in mice.BMC research notes · 2012Article
- Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of health claims related to bovine colostrum (ID 1472, 1473, 1474, 1475, 1476, 1889, 1890) pursuant to Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006.EFSA journal. European Food Safety Authority · 2011Article
- Dietary supplements and team-sport performance.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2010Review
- The effects of a pre-workout supplement containing caffeine, creatine, and amino acids during three weeks of high-intensity exercise on aerobic and anaerobic performance.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2010Article
- Bovine colostrum supplementation and exercise performance: potential mechanisms.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2009Review
- Distribution of power output during cycling: impact and mechanisms.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2007Review
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Abstract
purposeThe aim of this experiment was to investigate the influence of low dose bovine colostrum supplementation on exercise performance in cyclists over a 10 week period that included 5 days of high intensity training (HIT).
methodsOver 7 days of preliminary testing, 29 highly trained male road cyclists completed a VO(2max) test (in which their ventilatory threshold was estimated), a time to fatigue test at 110% of ventilatory threshold, and a 40 km time trial (TT40). Cyclists were then assigned to either a supplement (n = 14, 10 g/day bovine colostrum protein concentrate (CPC)) or a placebo group (n = 15, 10 g/day whey protein) and resumed their normal training. Following 5 weeks of supplementation, the cyclists returned to the laboratory to complete a second series of performance testing (week 7). They then underwent five consecutive days of HIT (week 8) followed by a further series of performance tests (week 9).
resultsThe influence of bovine CPC on TT40 performance during normal training was unclear (week 7: 1+/-3.1%, week 9: 0.1+/-2.1%; mean+/-90% confidence limits). However, at the end of the HIT period, bovine CPC supplementation, compared to the placebo, elicited a 1.9+/-2.2% improvement from baseline in TT40 performance and a 2.3+/-6.0% increase in time trial intensity (% VO(2max)), and maintained TT40 heart rate (2.5+/-3.7%). In addition, bovine CPC supplementation prevented a decrease in ventilatory threshold following the HIT period (4.6+/-4.6%).
conclusionLow dose bovine CPC supplementation elicited improvements in TT40 performance during an HIT period and maintained ventilatory threshold following five consecutive days of HIT.
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