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Fish Protein Ingestion Induces Neural, but Not Muscular Adaptations, Following Resistance Training in Young Adults.

Frontiers in nutrition
May 5, 2021
Kohei Watanabe et al. (4 authors)
Journal ArticleHuman Study
Study Details

Study Goal

The researchers aimed to determine whether fish protein ingestion combined with resistance training affects neural and muscular adaptations in young adults.

Results Summary

Fish protein ingestion led to significant changes in motor unit firing rates after resistance training, though no significant differences were observed in muscle mass or maximum voluntary contraction compared to the control group.

Population

Young adults

Effective Dosage

5 g of fish protein (Alaska pollack protein) daily

Duration

8 weeks

Interactions

None mentioned

Extracted Claims (8)
InterventionDirectionEndpointPopulationDosageImpactClaim #
fish protein ingestion with resistance training
increase
Maximum voluntary contraction (MVC)
young adults
-
significantly increased
#1
casein ingestion with resistance training
increase
Maximum voluntary contraction (MVC)
young adults
-
significantly increased
#2
fish protein ingestion with resistance training
no change
Maximum voluntary contraction (MVC)
young adults
-
no significant differences
#3
casein ingestion with resistance training
no change
Maximum voluntary contraction (MVC)
young adults
-
no significant differences
#4
fish protein ingestion with resistance training
no change
Muscle mass
young adults
-
not significantly changed
#5
casein ingestion with resistance training
no change
Muscle mass
young adults
-
not significantly changed
#6
fish protein ingestion with resistance training
increase
motor unit firing rates
young adults
-
Significant changes
#7
casein ingestion with resistance training
no change
motor unit firing rates
young adults
-
not observed
#8
Abstract

Purpose: Nutritional supplementation in conjunction with exercise is of interest for the prevention or improvement of declines in motor performances in older adults. An understanding of the effects on both young and older adults contributes to its effective application. We investigated the effect of fish protein ingestion with resistance training on neural and muscular adaptations in young adults using interventions and assessments that have already been tested in older adults. Methods: Eighteen young adults underwent 8 weeks of isometric knee extension training. During the intervention, nine participants ingested 5 g of fish protein (n = 9, Alaska pollack protein, APP), and the other nine participants ingested casein as a control (n = 9, CAS) in addition to daily meals. Before, during, and after the intervention, the isometric knee extension force, lower extremity muscle mass, and motor unit firing pattern of knee extensor muscles were measured. Results: Maximum voluntary contraction (MVC) was significantly increased in both APP and CAS groups from 0 weeks to 4, 6, and 8 weeks of intervention (p < 0.001), but there were no significant differences between the groups (p = 0.546-0.931). Muscle mass was not significantly changed during the intervention in either group (p = 0.250-0.698). Significant changes in motor unit firing rates (p = 0.02 and 0.029 for motor units recruited at 20-40% of MVC and at 40-60%) were observed following the intervention in the APP but not CAS (p = 0.120-0.751) group. Conclusions: These results suggest that dietary fish protein ingestion changes motor unit adaptations following resistance training in young adults.

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Quality Scores
SafetyNot Assessed
Efficacy70/10
Quality80/10
Citation Metrics
Total Citations6
Citations/Year1.5
Relative Citation Ratio0.85
NIH Percentile44.4%
Research Impact Scores
APT Score0.25
Weight Score2.38
Normalized Score0.64
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