More research is needed to determine the effects of beta-alanine on strength, endurance performance beyond 25 min in duration, and other health-related benefits associated with carnosine.
Beta-Alanine
Exercise performance and recovery is the main area connected here, and any felt benefit should be read together with the human evidence base.
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Main benefit evidence
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Exercise performance and recovery8 studiesTier-AExercise performance and recoveryFairly consistent positive signal in studiesFelt benefit focusSupplement contextPotential benefit studied in Exercise performance and recovery.Open metrics>
Other research signals3 studiesTier-COther measured outcomesFairly consistent positive signal in studiesFelt benefit focusSupplement contextPotential benefit studied in Other research signals.Open metrics>
Recent research
10 new papers were added in this period. No new risk signal was identified.
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The group showed a positive signal, but individual contributions are hard to isolate. Not a stack recommendation.
Evidence summaries
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It is indicated for the first time, that beta-alanine supplementation is effective in increasing the muscle carnosine content in healthy elderly subjects, with subsequent improvement in their exercise capacity.
The use of HIIT to induce significant aerobic improvements is effective and efficient, and chronic BA supplementation may further enhance HIIT, improving endurance performance and lean body mass.
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βA supplementation for 28 days enhanced sub-maximal endurance performance by delaying OBLA, however, βA supplemented individuals had a reduced aerobic capacity as evidenced by the decrease in VO2max values post supplementation.
28 d of beta-alanine supplementation appeared not to influence brain homocarnosine/c Carnosine signal in either omnivores or vegetarians; nor did it influence cognitive function before or after exercise in trained cyclists.
It was concluded that beta-alanine supplementation during plyometric training may add further adaptive changes related to endurance, repeated sprinting and jumping ability to female soccer players during an in-season training period.