Vitamins/Antioxidants

Question 1

When would you recommend vitamin supplementation?

Answer 1

-Only when there is a deficiency. Having more of any vitamin than you need will not produce increased ergogenic effects.

Question 2

When would you recommend antioxidant supplementation?

Answer 2

• Findings are equivocal so more research is needed before you can comfortably recommend them for performance benefits.
• Maybe if someone had diagnosed dysregulated oxidative stress

Question 3

What secondary effects can antioxidant and vitamin supplementation have?

Answer 3

• Improved immune support (C, D, E and Folate)

- Injury Prevention ( C and D)

Question 4

What are the risks of vitamin and antioxidant supps?

Answer 4

-Overdose can impair training adaptation signalling for insulin sensitivity and muscle and mitchondrial protein synthesis