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L-tryptophan increases peak power output

raisesVery limited evidenceFinding

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“Peak power output, average anaerobic power output, and power output during the last 20 min of the trial were higher on the trials performed with L-tryptophan supplementation than on those performed with placebo.”
Quoted verbatim from L-tryptophan supplementation can decrease fatigue perception during an aerobic exercise with supramaximal intercalated anaerobic bouts in young healthy men.
This finding among the 18 findings on its endpoint

L-tryptophan

Peak power output

raises

Who
n = 20 · Twenty healthy young sportsmen (mean age 21.2 years); double-blind crossover, cycle ergometer protocol of submaximal work with repeated 30 s maximal-intensity bouts
Dose studied
not reported

Very limited evidencePMID 20402569 · 2010

02 · The study

Study
crossover
Participants
20
Duration
not reported

Evidence, by strength

  • strong
  • moderate
  • limited
  • very limitedthis finding
  • insufficient

03 · The paper

The International journal of neuroscience
What else it reported2 findings · 1 compound · 2 endpoints

04 · To cite this finding

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https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M70JNKA4WPKN82GAAPGMQHN3