The Effect of Protein Supplementation and Playing Time on Recovery Kinetics During a Congested Basketball Schedule.
Pantazis D, Avloniti A, et al.
Nutrients · 2025
What the research tells us
Milk protein did not clearly accelerate measured muscle-function recovery relative to energy-matched carbohydrate, although reduced glutathione changed.
Scope & interpretation
Small sport-specific sample; external game load was not measured and laboratory strength tests do not capture every aspect of game performance. A null result does not prove equivalence.
Study at a glance
- POPULATION & SAMPLE
- 18 male basketball players.
- EXPOSURE / INTERVENTION / SUBJECT
- Milk protein versus an energy-matched carbohydrate supplement during a congested schedule; crossover design.
- OUTCOMES
- Muscle-function recovery and biochemical measures, including reduced glutathione.
- TIME FRAME
- Three consecutive games with follow-up through 72 hours after the schedule.
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Full-text methods, results, limitations and declarations. Published online on 31 December 2024 in volume 17 (2025); the citation uses the volume year.
- Study funding
- No external funding reported; the authors acknowledge support from their host institutions.
- Competing interests
- The authors declared no conflicts of interest.
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Founded and supported by Resilio.
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