N-Acetyl Cysteine and Improved Exercise Performance

• N-Acetyl cysteine does not improve repeated intense endurance cycling performance of well-trained cyclists.

  • 2019-04-27
  • RCT · n = 11
  • European journal of applied physiology 119(6)
  • • Peter M Christensen
    • Jens Bangsbo
    • Jens Bangsbo

  • PubMed: 31030296
  • DOI: 10.1007/s00421-019-04132-7

  9 Insights on

  • Improved Exercise Performance

  • High evidence
  • Athletes

  Mean power during PT-2 did not differ (P=0.74) between PLA (401±43 W) and NAC (400±42 W)

  Effect

  Neutral

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  No

  Dose

  20 mg/kg