Taking ashwagandha root extract (600mg daily) while doing weight training for 8 weeks makes your arms and chest grow bigger than just doing weight training with a fake pill (placebo).

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Effects of Ashwagandha ( Withania somnifera) standardized root extract on physical endurance and VO 2max in healthy adults performing resistance training: An eight-week, prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

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2023

This study tested exactly what the claim says - taking 600mg of Ashwagandha root extract daily while doing resistance training for 8 weeks. The researchers found that people taking Ashwagandha got bigger arm and chest muscles compared to those taking placebo, which supports the claim.

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Effects of Ashwagandha ( Withania somnifera) standardized root extract on physical endurance and VO 2max in healthy adults performing resistance training: An eight-week, prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

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DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.130932.2

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