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D‑Aspartic Acid Na Rage Testosterone a 6 g/Kwana a Maza Masu Horarwa

Dr. Gymbro · · 6 min read

D‑Aspartic Acid Na Rage Testosterone a 6 g/Kwana a Maza Masu Horarwa

Ka saye shi don ƙara testosterone. A gwajin da aka gudanar kan maza masu ɗaga kaya, mafi girman ƙimar ta yi akasin haka. Masana sun gano cewa gram 6 a rana na D‑aspartic acid (DAA) yana rage jimillar testosterone da "free testosterone", yayin da gram 3 – adadin da ke kan yawancin lakabi na ƙara testosterone – ba shi da tasiri a auna. Idan ka taɓa tambayar “shin D‑aspartic acid yana aiki?”, “yawan D‑aspartic acid”, ko “DAA testosterone booster”, wannan binciken ya cancanci a duba shi sosai.

Menene D‑Aspartic Acid, Kuma Me Ya Sa Ake Sa Shi a Ƙara Testosterone?

D‑aspartic acid (DAA) wani amino acid ne da ke taka rawa a cikin siginar hormone. Gwaje‑gwajen bera sun nuna cewa yana iya ƙara sakin hormone a hypothalamus da kuma ƙara samar da testosterone a ƙwayoyin ƙashi. Masu kera ƙari sun ɗauki wannan sakamako na dabbobi suka ci gaba da tallata shi.

A cikin mutane, mafi rinjayar hujja ta fito ne daga wani bincike na 2009 da aka yi a kan maza masu zaman gida (Topo da abokan aiki). Sun ruwaito cewa testosterone ya ƙaru da kusan kashi 42 % bayan kwana 12 na shan kusan 3,12 g a rana. Wannan sakamakon ne ya ba DAA suna na “ƙara testosterone na halitta”, kuma ya sa yawancin samfuran su zo kusa da gram 3 a koƙari.

Amma akwai wani gibi. Yawancin masu siyan DAA ba su zama gida ba; suna ɗaga kaya, kuma binciken da aka gudanar a kan maza masu horo ya nuna babu canjin testosterone mai ma’ana. Masana da suka gudanar da wannan sabuwar gwaji sun yi zaton ko ƙwararrun masu ɗaga kaya na bukatar ƙima mafi girma.

Binciken: Maza 24 Masu Horarwa, Kwanaki 14, Rukuni Uku

Melville, Siegler, da Marshall sun gudanar da gwaji mai kulawa da placebo, wanda aka wallafa a Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition a 2015.

  • Masu halarta: maza 24 da ke da akalla shekara biyu na horo da nauyi (shekaru 24.5 da matsakaicin bench‑press kusan 105 kg)
  • Rukuni: placebo (gram 6 na fulawa), 3 g/kwana DAA, ko 6 g/kwana DAA
  • Tsawon lokaci: mako biyu na wash‑out, sannan kwanaki 14 na ƙarin, a cikin safe
  • Horo: sau hudu a mako a duk lokacin gwajin
  • Abubuwan auna: jimillar testosterone, estradiol, sex‑hormone‑binding globulin (SHBG), albumin, da "free testosterone"

Da kusan maza takwas a kowanne rukuni, wannan karamin gwaji ne—ka tuna da haka yayin da kake karanta sakamakon.

Sakamakon a Sauƙaƙe

Gram 6/kwana ya rage testosterone. Jimillar testosterone ta sauka sosai a rukunin 6 g (P = 0.03). "Free testosterone" – wato ɓangaren da ba a ƙulle ba wanda ke iya shiga kwayoyin jiki – ma ya rage sosai idan aka kwatanta da placebo (P = 0.005).

P‑value na nuna yuwuwar faruwar sakamakon ba zato ba tsammani idan babu tasiri. P = 0.03 na nufin irin wannan bambanci zai faru sau 3 a cikin 100 idan ba a sami tasiri ba. P = 0.005 na nufin sau 5 a cikin 1000. Dukansu ƙasa da ƙaidar 0.05 da aka saba amfani da ita, don haka raguwar testosterone ba za a iya ɗauka a matsayin kuskure ba, ko da yake ƙananan gwaji na iya haifar da sakamakon da ba su da ƙarfi.

Gram 3/kwana ba ya yin komai. Rukunin 3 g ba shi da bambanci mai ma’ana idan aka kwatanta da placebo a dukkan alamun testosterone.

Sauran alamu ba su motsa. Estradiol, SHBG, da albumin ba su canza ba. Jimillar testosterone a farkon gwaji ba ta nuna alamar cewa za a samu fa’ida ba (r = 0.10, P = 0.70). Maza da ke da testosterone ƙasa ba su fi yiwuwar amfana ba.

Dalilin Da Yasa Maza Masu Horarwa Za Su Iya Amsa Daban

Binciken ba ya ba da cikakken dalili, amma akwai wasu sharhi masu ma’ana:

  • Matsayin farawa daban. Maza masu zaman gida da maza masu horo na iya bambanta a yadda tsarin hormone ke aiki, don haka sigina da ke ɗaga ƙungiya ɗaya na iya tasiri daban a ƙungiya ta biyu.
  • Amsa mai jujjuyawa. Yin yawan stimulan hormone na kai tsaye na iya haifar da amsoshi masu jingina. Yawan wani amino acid da ke da alamar sigina na iya rage fitarwa maimakon ƙara shi. Wannan tsinkaye ne, ba hujja daga gwajin ba.
  • Horo da kansa yana da tasiri. Maza da ke ɗaga kaya sau hudu a mako na iya riga sun kai matakin da ƙarin ƙari ba zai ƙara wani abu ba.
  • Ƙaramin yawan maza a kowanne rukuni. Sakamakon da ya nuna ƙaruwa a wasu gwaje‑gwaje da wannan na baya‑bayan nan duka sun fito ne daga ƙananan rukuni, don haka wani ɓangare na rashin daidaito na iya zama “noise” na lissafi.

Sakamakon Biyu: Watanni Uku, Babu Ƙarfi Ko Ƙara Tsoka

Wannan ƙungiyar ta gudanar da wani gwaji na watanni uku (Melville da abokan aiki, 2017, PLoS One) a maza masu horo da ke sha 6 g/kwana na DAA. DAA ba ta inganta ƙarfi ko ƙara tsoka idan aka kwatanta da placebo. Wannan muhimmi ne domin takardar 2015 ta auna kawai hormones. Ta bayyana a sarari cewa tasirin raguwar testosterone kan ƙarfi da girman tsoka ba a sani ba. Gwajin na tsawon lokaci ya nuna babu fa’ida a fannin aikin jiki, wanda ke ƙara wahalar kawar da ra’ayin “ka ƙara yawan shi”.

Ƙuntatawa

  • Rukuni ƙanana: kusan maza takwas a kowanne ɓangare
  • Lokaci kaɗan: kwanaki 14 kacal
  • Hormones kawai: ba a tantance ƙarfi, girman tsoka, ko sakamakon aiki ba
  • Auna sau ɗaya kawai: testosterone na canzawa kowace rana, don haka auna sau ɗaya ba ya ba da cikakken hoto
  • Sakamakon kan takamaiman ƙabila: maza masu horo, matasa; ba zai shafi manya ko masu testosterone ƙasa da al’ada ba

Binciken ba ya nuna DAA na da haɗari a dogon lokaci, sai dai yana nuni da cewa a maza masu horo ba a ga alamar ƙaruwa ba, kuma a ƙimar mafi girma akwai alamar akasin haka.

Abubuwan Da Za Ka Iya Aiwatar Da Su

  • Kada ka zaci ƙara ya fi kyau. Gram 6 yana rage testosterone. Samun ƙaruwa daga adadin da ke kan lakabi saboda “ba ya aiki” ba shi da amfani.
  • Duba lakabin ƙari. Yawancin ƙara testosterone na ɗauke da 3 g ko fiye na DAA a kowanne cajin, wasu kuma suna haɗa shi da wasu sinadarai. Don haka adadin da kake sha a kullum na iya ƙaruwa da sauri. Ka duba adadin a kowane caji da yawan cajin da kake shan.
  • Wanene zai iya amfani da shi? Bisa ga shaidu, maza masu horo ba su da ƙarfi sosai don sa ran samun ribar DAA. Wanda ba ya horarwa ko wanda likita ya ba da shawara na iya ɗauka dabam, amma hujjoji a wannan bangare ba su da yawa. Duk mai damuwa da testosterone ƙasa ya kamata ya je asibiti ya yi gwajin jini da tuntuɓi likita maimakon ya yi hasashe da ƙari.
  • Kasance a wurin da hujja ke akwai. Don sakamakon horo, creatine monohydrate na da ƙarfi sosai wajen ƙara ƙarfi da tsoka. Horo mai ci gaba, isasshen protein, isassun kalori, da barci mai kyau su ma suna taimakawa wajen daidaita hormone fiye da DAA.

Karshe

Shin D‑aspartic acid yana aiki ga maza masu horo? A wannan gwajin, gram 3/kwana ba ya yin komai yayin da gram 6/kwana ya rage jimillar testosterone da "free testosterone". Binciken na gaba ya nuna babu fa’ida a fannin ƙarfi ko tsoka. Gwajin ya ƙanƙanta kuma na ɗan gajeren lokaci, amma alamar ba ta tallafawa DAA a matsayin ƙara testosterone ga waɗanda suka riga suna horo.

Original study

Read the original research on pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov →

This article summarizes published research for general information. It is not medical advice.

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