Research summary · Nutrition and recovery
Hydrogen-rich water before repeated sprints
A crossover trial tests acute hydrogen-rich water before repeated cycling sprints, focusing on power maintenance, heart-rate variability and lactate.
- Publication year
- 2026
- First published online
- Publication type
- Randomized single-blind placebo-controlled crossover trial
- Journal
- Journal of Sports Science & Medicine
- Population / context
- Male university athletes · Cycling sprints
What the publication reports
Thirteen male university athletes completed hydrogen-water and placebo sessions separated by one week. Hydrogen water was associated with higher average power, smaller work decrement, faster recovery of selected heart-rate-variability measures and about 1 mmol/L lower three-minute lactate.
Limits and interpretation
The sample was very small, male and single-blind, and only an acute laboratory session was studied. The results do not establish durable training or competition benefits.
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Effects of Hydrogen-Rich Water Supplementation on Exercise Performance, Autonomic Nervous System Recovery, and Blood Lactate Concentration During Repeated Sprint Exercise in Male University Athletes
Original publication / indexed recordPMID: 42713248DOI: 10.52082/jssm.2026.744Full text at the sourceReader discussion
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