Admission of analgesics affects the buildup of muscle mass

Many men and women who lead an active lifestyle and regularly train in gyms, often put stress on building their own muscle mass. Scientists representing the University of Carolina in Stockholm found that it is better for such people to abandon the use of analgesic drugs - for example, from Ibuprofen. In the last study, experts concluded that the systematic use of inexpensive analgesics can lead to inhibition of muscle growth. Especially it concerns that muscle mass, which is increased by the way of lifting weights in the gyms. The researchers noticed that the most common medications with analgesic activity, which are used massively throughout the world, interfere with the restorative processes in the muscle tissue. This, in addition, prevents the increase in muscle after a load. "The information we found allows us to warn many athletes and bodybuilders: if you work on weight training machines solely to increase your own muscle mass, then you are encouraged to avoid systematic use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory and analgesic medicines, especially in high dosages," explains Professor Tommy Lundberg. "The results obtained are of interest, both for athletes, and for their trainers and medical doctors: it is no secret that the use of such drugs is very popular, because they are accessible and effective." What was the study of Stockholm scientists? They initiated a kind of experiment in which volunteers of a large age category participated - the youngest participant was 18 years old, and the oldest one was 35 years old. Participants were divided into different groups. The first of them proposed to use Ibuprofen daily for two months. Volunteers from the second group took only a small amount of acetylsalicylic acid, but also every day. During the whole experiment, participants were engaged in power loads, mainly for the femoral muscles. As a result of the experiment, experts were able to find out that after two months, representatives of both groups were able to improve their rates of muscle mass gain. But the participants of the second group had these indicators twice as high. Scientists noted that the anesthetic had an effect only on the volume of muscles, but did not affect their strength and endurance. At the moment it is not known what exactly caused such a result - the duration of the drug intake, or its dosage. Therefore, experts are already preparing for the next, more extensive study, in order to finally place all the points and bring the unmistakable result of the experiment. Perhaps the next time scientists use different drugs, with a clearly indicated dosage.

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