Originally Posted by
terrymorse
But if you are exercising to get stronger, is reducing muscle soreness and recovery time a "good thing"?
The training adaptation response is induced by inflammation. For an athlete wishing to get stronger, inflammation is their buddy. It's a sign that the training was hard enough to elicit a response, and they are likely to become stronger because of it.
If taking a supplement reduces inflammation, could it be interfering with the adaptation?
Some studies suggest
taking high dose NSAIDs like ibuprofen after exercise inhibit muscle strength gains. Could HMB inhibit gains in the same way?
Terry, you brought up a valid question. I don’t recall reading any links between HMB and improved strength and/or endurance but less muscle soreness was touted which one would think would get one back out there sooner thus defeating adaptation. The link between taking a high amount of ibuprofen vs HMB might be a stretch but the result may very well be the same.
I have been giving myself more rest days after hard or long efforts and it seems to be working - at least AI Strava seems to agree.
