Urolithin A in Elite Distance Runners: Improves Recovery and Perceived Effort but Not Race Performance in 4-Week Altitude Training
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Urolithin A in Elite Distance Runners: Improves Recovery and Perceived Effort but Not Race Performance in 4-Week Altitude Training

A randomized, placebo-controlled trial in highly trained male distance runners found 4 weeks of 1000 mg/day urolithin A reduced markers of muscle damage and perceived exertion and upregulated mitochondrial proteomic pathways, but did not produce statistically significant performance gains in a 3000 m time trial.