The Claim
Vitamin C and E supplementation produces different physiological effects on resistance training adaptations in young individuals compared to elderly individuals, with age significantly modifying the antioxidant response in skeletal muscle.
What the research says
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Taking vitamin C and E supplements affects how muscles adapt to strength training differently in young people versus older adults, and age determines how the body responds to these antioxidants in muscle tissue.
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The physiological effects of vitamin C and E supplementation on resistance training adaptations differ significantly between young and elderly populations, indicating that age is a critical modifier of antioxidant response in muscle.
In young people, exercise creates small bursts of reactive molecules that tell muscles to grow stronger and bigger; taking high doses of vitamin C and E stops these signals, so muscles don't grow as much. In older people, muscles are already flooded with too many of these reactive molecules from aging, which blocks growth signals; taking the same vitamins reduces the overload, letting the growth signals work better again.
What the research says
1 studyStudy: Can supplementation with vitamin C and E alter physiological adaptations to strength training?
In young people, taking high doses of vitamin C and E pills while working out can make muscles grow slower, but in older men, the same pills don’t slow growth and might even help a little. This shows age changes how your body reacts to these vitamins during exercise.
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