Effects of pycnogenol-containing supplement on professional cycling performance: a single-group pretest-posttest pilot study

• Main Authors: Tsuyoshi Hara (Author), Tatsuya Igawa (Author), Masahiro Ishizaka (Author), Yohei Sawaya (Author), Akihiro Ito (Author), Akihiro Yakabi (Author), Akira Kubo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Japanese Society of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine, 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The performance and physical status of professional cyclists in Japan who train with pycnogenol-containing supplements have not been evaluated. This pilot study aimed to investigate how off-season training and ingesting PycnoRacer™ containing branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) and pycnogenol can inf...