L-Leucine and Increased Strength

• Efficacy of L-leucine Supplementation Coupled With Resistance Training in Untrained Midlife Women.

  • 2019-10-02
  • RCT
  • Journal of the American College of Nutrition 39(4)
  • • LesLee K Funderburk
    • Kaitlan N Beretich
    • Marcus D Chen
    • Darryn S Willoughby

  • PubMed: 31577520
  • DOI: 10.1080/07315724.2019.1650675

  7 Insights on

  • Increased Strength

  • High evidence
  • Rigorous Journal
  • Adults

  there were significant increases in strength in both groups in response to RT, but not supplementation

  Effect

  Neutral

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  Yes

  Dose

  5 g