The effect of oral vanadyl sulfate on body composition and performance in weight-training athletes
Fawcett JP, Farquhar SJ, Walker RJ, Thou T, Lowe G, Goulding A
Published in International Journal of Sport Nutrition
Methodology
Twelve-week randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial of vanadyl sulfate 0.5 mg/kg/day in weight-training athletes.
Key Findings
No effect on body composition; only a marginal improvement in a single one-repetition-maximum measure, with fatigue and gastrointestinal complaints reported.
Conclusions
Vanadyl sulfate does not improve body composition or performance in resistance-trained athletes.
Limitations
Modest sample size, high dropout, single training population.
Supplements Studied
Oral vanadyl sulfate had no effect on body composition in weight-training athletes.
Study Details
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