Casein Protein and Improved Rate of Force Development

• 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

  5 Insights on

  • Improved Rate of Force Development

  • High evidence

  the AvRFD-60°/s (flx) increased significantly in the PRO+CAS group compared to the PLA (p=0.014), CAS (p=0.001), and PRO (p=0.007).

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Moderate

  Significant

  Yes

  Dose

  20 g per day on training days