Probiotics are known to promote health and well-being and have been linked to a number of benefits such as immune health, improved digestion, weight loss and even brain health. However the link between probiotics<\/a> and performance is not as well established. There may have been studies suggesting performance benefits due to improved immune health keeping athletes healthy and able to train harder for longer; however, the direct link between probiotics and performance has not been analysed.<\/p>\n Recent research presented at an International Society of Sports Nutrition conference<\/strong> has indicated that there may be significant benefits to consuming probiotics with a slow digesting protein in resistance trained individuals. The research conducted by Georges et al (2014) analysed the effect of a probiotic combined with Casein<\/a><\/strong> on lean body mass, strength, power and health indicators. This is the first study to directly look at the impact of probiotics on performance and the results are very interesting.<\/p>\n Georges et al (2014) compared the effects from two sample groups:<\/p>\n 1. Group 1 – 2 x doses of 20g Casein daily Power appeared to be significantly improved in the Casein + probiotic group compared to the Casein only group, demonstrated by a significant improvement in vertical jump performance.<\/p>\n The results also indicated benefits to peak power (increased power) and fat mass (decreased fat mass).<\/p>\n This suggests that the addition of probiotics helps to improve performance in resistance trained individuals.<\/p>\nRecent research<\/h2>\n
\n2. Group 2 – 20g Casein + probiotic (500 million cfus)<\/p>\nResearch findings<\/h2>\n
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