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Trial reportEuropean journal of applied physiology2017

Effect of an acute dose of omega-3 fish oil following exercise-induced muscle damage.

J R Jakeman, D M Lambrick, B Wooley, J A Babraj, J A Faulkner

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Trial report in European journal of applied physiology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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Who cites it

37 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

J R JakemanDepartment of Sport and Health Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, OX3 0BP, UK. jjakeman@brookes.ac.uk.
D M LambrickFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK.
B WooleySchool of Sport and Exercise, Massey University, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand.
J A BabrajDivision of Sport and Exercise Science, University of Abertay, Dundee, DD1 1HG, UK.
J A FaulknerDepartment of Sport and Exercise, University of Winchester, Winchester, SO22 4NR, UK.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe purpose of this double-blind, placebo-controlled study was to examine the effect of two fish oil supplements, one high in EPA (750 mg EPA, 50 mg DHA) and one low in EPA (150 mg EPA, 100 mg DHA), taken acutely as a recovery strategy following EIMD.

methodsTwenty-seven physically active males (26 ± 4 year, 1.77 ± 0.07 m, 80 ± 10 kg) completed 100 plyometric drop jumps to induce muscle damage. Perceptual (perceived soreness) and functional (isokinetic muscle strength at 60° and 180° s

resultsA significant group main effect was observed for squat jump, with the High EPA group performing better than Con and Low EPA groups (average performance decrement, 2.1, 8.3 and 9.8%, respectively), and similar findings were observed for countermovement jump performance, (average performance decrement, 1.7, 6.8 and 6.8%, respectively, p = 0.07). Significant time, but no interaction main effects were observed for all functional and perceptual indices measured, although large effect sizes demonstrate a possible ameliorating effect of high dose of EPA fish supplementation (effect sizes ≥0.14).

conclusionThis study indicates that an acute dose of high-EPA fish oil may ameliorate the functional changes following EIMD.

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ExerciseAdultFatty Acids, Omega-3HumansMaleMyalgiaFatty Acids, Omega-3AthleteNutritionOmega-3RecoveryTraining

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PMID28213750

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