Hormonal
Supplementation with Vicia faba protein hydrolysate (VFH) at a low dose of 2.4g/day significantly enhances leg strength and muscular endurance beyond resistance training alone in healthy, untrained adults.
Take 2.4g of Vicia faba protein hydrolysate daily with your first meal while doing resistance training 3 times a week. This specific supplement has been shown to improve leg strength and endurance more than training alone, even without increasing your total protein intake.
Intergroup analysis revealed a significantly greater increase in leg strength compared with placebo at day 28 (p=0.045) and 56 (p=0.05)... Significantly enhanced muscular endurance was also observed from days 0 to 56 with a difference of 2.2 times in the change in repetitions performed from baseline (p=0.022)...
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Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial with a moderate sample size (n=55 per protocol) and statistically significant primary outcomes.
Source
Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the effect on human strength and endurance after resistance training and supplementation of <i>Vicia faba</i> protein hydrolysate compared with placebo
Niamh Máire Mohan et al. · BMJ Nutrition Prevention & Health · 2025
DOI 10.1136/bmjnph-2024-001050
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