Vitamins C and E Associated With Cryotherapy in the Recovery of the Inflammatory Response After Resistance Exercise: A Randomized Clinical Trial

• Edineia de Brito ^[1] ; Andre de Oliveira Teixeira ^[2] ; Natiele Camponogara Righi ^[3] ; Felipe da Silva Paulitcth ^[2] ; Antônio Marcos Vargas da Silva ^[1] ; Luis Ulisses Signori ^[1]
  1. [1] Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Federal University of Santa Maria-UFSM, Santa Maria, Brazil
  2. [2] Health Sciences Graduate Program, School of Medicine, Federal University of Rio Grande, Rio Grande, Brazil
  3. [3] Department of Physical Therapy, Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Brazil

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• Localización: Journal of strength and conditioning research: the research journal of the NSCA, ISSN 1064-8011, Vol. 36, Nº. 1, 2022, págs. 135-141
• Idioma: inglés
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  • The objective of this research was to compare the effects of cryotherapy associated with vitamins (C and E) on the recovery of the inflammatory response from the resistance exercise (RE) session of untrained volunteers. Fourteen subjects (26.2 +/- 5 years old, 25.8 +/- 3 kg[middle dot]m-2) underwent 4 sessions of RE with different forms of recovery. The RE consisted of 4 sets of 10 maximal repetitions for each exercise (extensor bench, squat, and leg press). The recoveries were randomized and comprised the passive (control), with vitamins C (1 g) and E (800 UI) supplementation 40 minutes before exercise, with cryotherapy (immersion in water 15[degrees] C for 10 minutes), and the association (vitamins and cryotherapy). Hemogram, inflammatory markers (C-reactive protein and creatine kinase [CK]), and parameters of oxidative stress (lipid peroxidation [LPO] and antioxidant capacity against radical peroxyl) were evaluated before (baseline) and after (0, 30, and 120 minutes) the RE sessions. Muscle pain (primary outcome) was evaluated 24 hours after exercise. C-reactive protein (p = 0.010) and LPO (p < 0.001) increased (120 minutes) only in passive recovery. Recovery with cryotherapy (30 minutes), with vitamins and the association (0 and 30 minutes) delayed increases in CK (p < 0.001). Antioxidant capacity against radical peroxyl increased (30 minutes) only in recovery with the association (p < 0.011). The pain decreased in the recoveries with cryotherapy and association (p < 0.001). The association of vitamins (C and E) with cryotherapy attenuated the inflammatory response and pain, favoring recovery after an acute RE session