Pre-sleep casein ingestion with probiotic strains improves anaerobic power and lower-body-specific strength and power performance in soccer players.
- 2025-05-12
- RCT
- Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition 22(1)
- Reza Sadeghi
- Mohammad Hemmatinafar
- Fereshteh Eftekhari
- Babak Imanian
- Negar Koureshfard
- PubMed: 40353739
- DOI: 10.1080/15502783.2025.2505184
- High evidence
The simultaneous consumption of casein and probiotics significantly improved anaerobic power... Moreover, the RAST average power increased dramatically in PRO+CAS compared to PLA (p = 0.003) and CAS (p = 0.02).
- Effect
- Beneficial
- Effect size
- Moderate
- Significant
- Yes
- Dose
- 20 g per day on training days