Tom Coughlin

Does beta-alanine work for female athletes? 🧐 This new meta-analysis compiled data from 11 studies (312 participants) to establish the exercise performance effects of beta-alanine supplementation in women 🔍 Here is what they found ⬇️ 💊 doses ranged from 1.6 - 6.4 g/day 🗓️ interventions lasted 21 days - 8 weeks Overall beta-alanine showed a benefit to time to exhaustion ✅ However, for other outcomes including… ❌ Peak power ❌ Anaerobic performance ❌ VO2max ❌ VO2peak ❌ Body fat % …there were no clear benefits observed 🙅‍♀️ There may be outcome-specific responses to beta-alanine supplementation for female athletes (especially for time to exhaustion) 🧐 The evidence base is somewhat limited and these findings may change with time 📚 But for the time-being, beta-alanine may not be worth the investment for female athletes, depending on your target outcome ‼️ Reference: https://t.co/XOLGF1t2me Subscribe to Performance Nutrition Digest FREE to receive your daily study breakdown, straight to your inbox or via the Substack app 📥 https://t.co/kPsQssm5ut Performance Nutrition Digest is powered by Healthspan Elite⚡️