Attenuating Muscle Damage Biomarkers and Muscle Soreness After an Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage with Branched-Chain Amino Acid (BCAA) Supplementation: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis with Meta-regression.
Atef SalemKhouloud Ben MaaouiHaithem JahramiMezna A AlMarzooqiOmar BoukhrisBalsam MessaiCain C T ClarkJordan M GlennHadeel A GhazzaouiNicola Luigi BragazziAchraf AmmarKhaled TrabelsiHamdi ChtourouPublished in: Sports medicine - open (2024)
The overall effects of BCAA supplementation could be considered useful for lowering CK and DOMS after EIMD, but not LDH. The longer supplementation period prior to the EIMD could be more effective for CK and DOMS reduction.