Mexican Wild Yam and Improved Bench Press 1-RM Strength

• How reliable is the labeling of a commercial phytosteroid product? A 12-week randomized double-blind training study.

  • 2025-08-08
  • RCT
  • Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition 22(1)
  • • Joshua Dissemond
    • Tim Havers
    • Steffen Held
    • Stephan Geisler
    • Tihomir Kostov
    • Patrick Diel
    • Svea Türschmann
    • Maria K Parr
    • Eduard Isenmann

  • PubMed: 40781783
  • DOI: 10.1080/15502783.2025.2540408

  6 Insights on

  • Improved Bench Press 1-RM Strength

  • High evidence
  • Athletes

  Significant improvements in 1-RM SQ and BP were observed across both groups, indicating a time but no specific group effect.

  Effect

  Neutral

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  No

  Dose

  three times a day (as recommended on the label)