Athletes: Optimize your performance with H2
Hello my fellow biohackers and human optimization enthusiasts:
Today I’m going to share with you a few of my favorite studies that have recently come out pertaining to molecular hydrogen and athletic performance. I find these studies to be incredibly exciting. In a world where marginal gains might be the difference between being on the podium and not making finals, every piece of the puzzle counts.
The type of water you drink matters. In the next four, well conducted, studies that I’m sharing below, you’ll see for yourself how molecular hydrogen rich water has the ability to improve performance by reducing fatigue, facilitating endurance, improving aerobic capacities, and aids in preventing muscular fatigue.
Let’s dive in:
1) Molecular Hydrogen Mitigates Performance Decrement during Repeated Sprints in Professional Soccer Players (2022)
This study looked at the effects of hydrogen-rich water supplementation and repeated sprint performance. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of pre-exercise HRW consumption on repeated sprint performance, lactate, and perceptual responses using a repeated sprint protocol. The study was randomized, double blinded, placebo controlled, crossover study included 16 professional, male soccer players. Athletes performed two indoor tests, particularly 15 × 30 m track sprints interspersed by 20 s of recovery, separated by a 1-week washout period. Perceived exertion were assessed immediately after each sprint, and post-exercise blood lactate concentration was measured after the last sprint. There were significantly faster sprint times after Molecular Hydrogen consumption compared with placebo representing improvements in time of 3.4% and 2.7%. Sprint time at 30 m also significantly improved by 1.9% in the HRW group in the last sprint. Pre-exercise HRW supplementation is associated with an increased ability to reduce fatigue, especially during the later stages of repeated sprint exercise.
2) Drinking hydrogen water enhances endurance and relieves psychometric fatigue: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study (2019)
Acute physical exercise increases reactive oxygen species in skeletal muscle, leading to tissue damage and fatigue. This study examined the effects of drinking H2 water on psychometric fatigue and endurance capacity in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled fashion. Endurance and fatigue were significantly improved in the H2 group as judged by maximal oxygen consumption and Borg's scale (a way of measuring physical activity intensity level. Perceived exertion is how hard you feel like your body worked). Taken together, drinking H2 water just before exercise exhibited anti-fatigue and endurance effects.
Two-week continuous supplementation of hydrogen-rich water increases peak oxygen uptake during an incremental cycling exercise test in healthy humans: a randomized, single-blinded, placebo-controlled study (2020)
The various beneficial effects of the intake of molecular hydrogen (H2) have been demonstrated in the field of sports science. This study examined the administration of H2 on aerobic capacity during exercise, specifically, whether a single or 2-week continuous intake of H2-rich water (HW) enhanced the aerobic capacity during incremental exercise in healthy humans. In this randomized, single-blinded, placebo-controlled experimental study, the participants performed an incremental cycling exercise to measure peak oxygen uptake and peak load before and after a single (500 mL) or a 2-week supplementation (total 5 L) of HW. The single intake of HW did not significantly increase peak oxygen uptake and peak load, and did not significantly alter the responses in oxidative stress, antioxidant activity, and lactate levels. However, importantly, the 2-week continuous consumption of HW significantly augmented peak oxygen uptake and tended to increase the peak load without any significant changes in lactate levels, oxidative stress, and antioxidant responses. In conclusion, the continuous supplementation of HW potentially augments the aerobic capacity, implying that continuous supplementation of H2 might help improve aerobic exercise performance and physical health.
4) Hydrogen-rich water suppresses the reduction in blood total antioxidant capacity induced by 3 consecutive days of severe exercise in physically active males (2020)
Repeated sprint exercise can interfere with intramuscular redox balance and cause systemic oxidative stress and muscle damage. There is growing evidence that molecular hydrogen counteracts oxidative and/or inflammatory responses. This study investigated the effects of molecular hydrogen-rich water (HW) on muscle performance and oxidative stress markers induced by strenuous exercise. A single-blind, crossover, randomized controlled trial was designed. HW suppressed the reduction in biological antioxidant potential/diacron-reactive oxygen metabolites. Drinking HW contributed to the maintenance of the redox status during consecutive days of strenuous exercise and might help prevent accumulative muscular fatigue.
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Lindsay