The effect of chronic ascorbic acid supplementation on strength following isotonic strength training.
Intense exercise causes membrane lipid peroxidation.
Strength training may be impaired if significant peroxidative damage in skeletal muscle occurs. It also plays a role in connective tissue synthesis associated with strength gains. It has been suggested that ascorbic acid taken chronically with strength training could produce greater strength gains. One has to question the validity of using isokinetic movements to test isotonic training effects. It is highly unlikely that ascorbic acid would have a selective effect on muscle reaction to training.