Individual responses to pomegranate juice on recovery from exercise-induced muscle damage in collegiate male volleyball players.
- 2026-04-21
- RCT
- Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition 23(1)
- Gholamreza Rezaei
- Mohammad Hemmatinafar
- Mark E T Willems
- Dena Mastouri
- Babak Imanian
- Rasoul Rezaei
- PubMed: 42015544
- DOI: 10.1080/15502783.2026.2642149
- High evidence
- Athletes
Although the knee extensor peak torque at 180° s⁻¹ significantly improved from baseline within the POMj (p = 0.002), this recovery was not statistically superior to that of the PLA (p = 1.000).
- Effect
- Neutral
- Effect size
- Small
- Significant
- No
- Dose
- 1000 mL (500 mL evening prior; 500 mL 2 h pre-EIMD protocol)