Tomato nutrient complex specifically designed for athletes

According to a recent Lycored’s announcement, research has shown that properly fueling the body up before a workout helps it not only during exercise but during recovery as well. This insight led the company to develop its proprietary sports nutrition tomato nutrient complex that’s specifically designed to help athletes’ bodies through their entire workout routine. The results of that research on Lycored’s tomato nutrient complex have been published in the International Journal of Sports Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism. 
The double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled crossover trial determined if ingestion of a supplement containing a tomato complex with lycopene, phytoene, and phytofluene (T-LPP) and other compounds for 4 weeks would attenuate inflammation, muscle damage, and oxidative stress post exercise and during recovery from a 2-hr running bout that included 30 min of −10% downhill running. 

Study participants ingested the T-LPP supplement or placebo with the evening meal for 4 weeks prior to running 2 hour at high intensity. Blood samples and delayed onset muscle soreness ratings were taken pre- and post-4-week supplementation, and immediately following the 2-hr run, and then 1-hr, 24-hr, and 48-hr post run.
After a 2-week washout period, participants crossed over to the opposite treatment and repeated all procedures. Plasma lycopene, phytoene, and phytofluene increased significantly in T-LPP compared with placebo. Significant time effects were shown for serum creatine kinase, delayed onset muscle soreness, C-reactive protein, myoglobin, 9- and 13-hydroxyoctadecadienoic acids, ferric reducing ability of plasma, and six plasma cytokines.

In summary, supplementation with T-LPP over a 4-week period increased plasma carotenoid levels 73% and attenuated post-exercise increases in the muscle damage biomarker myoglobin, but not inflammation and oxidative stress. The results from this double-blind, placebo-controlled, cross-over study revealed that consuming supplements rich in carotenoids and phytonutrients could be a helpful strategy for preventing exercise-related wear and tear on our muscles.

The company looks forward to building on these encouraging results and continuing the study on the role its products can play in an active lifestyle and the comprehensive pursuit of wellness.

Source : journals.humankinetics.com