Interactive Effect of Acute Aerobic Exercise and Antioxidant Supplementation on Neuromuscular Function and Fatigue in Active Athletes

The purpose of this original research-style study was to examine the interactive effect of acute aerobic exercise and antioxidant supplementation on neuromuscular function and fatigue in active athletes. A repeated-measures, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover design was used. Eighteen active male athletes were included in the simulated dataset. Participants completed two experimental conditions: antioxidant supplementation and placebo. In each condition, neuromuscular function was assessed before and immediately after ۳۰ minutes of treadmill running at ۷۵% of maximal heart rate. Countermovement jump height, maximal voluntary isometric contraction, electromyographic root mean square of the vastus lateralis, and fatigue index were evaluated. Sample experimental results were generated using artificial intelligence for educational and manuscript-formatting purposes. The research design, statistical approach, interpretation, and discussion were developed by the researchers. A two-way repeated-measures analysis of variance was used to examine the effects of condition, time, and their interaction. The simulated findings showed that acute aerobic exercise reduced countermovement jump height and maximal voluntary isometric contraction and increased fatigue index. However, these changes were smaller in the antioxidant condition than in the placebo condition. The results suggest that acute antioxidant supplementation may attenuate the decline in neuromuscular function after aerobic exercise, although real experimental data are required before drawing practical conclusions.

کلیدواژه ها:

antioxidant supplementation ، acute aerobic exercise ، neuromuscular function ، fatigue ، active athletes ، simulated data