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Turkesterone An Gwada A Kan IGF‑1 A Maza: Sakamako Ba Su Da Abin Da Masu Tasiri Suka Ikirari

Coach Ryan · · 4 min read

Takaitaccen Bayani

Ƙaramar ƙungiyar da jami'ar Baylor ta jagoranta ta bai wa matasa goma sha ɗaya turkesterone. Binciken ya gano babu tasiri mai ma’ana a kan IGF‑1, matakin metabolism na hutu (RMR), ko kuma sarrafa kitse da carbohydrates. An yi wannan gwaji da ba shi da tsauraran ƙa'idodi na talla, amma ba a kai ga samun ƙwarewar ƙididdiga da ta dace ba.

Turkesterone wani ecdysteroid ne da ake samu daga wasu tsire‑tsire, kuma a kafafen sada zumunta ana tallata shi a matsayin "steroid na halitta" da ke haɓaka tsoka ba tare da illa kamar anabolic‑androgenic steroids (AAS) ba. An sha shi a duniya ba tare da cikakken bincike a kan mutane ba. Wannan takarda, da aka buga a Muscles a shekarar 2024, tana daga cikin manyan ƙoƙarin da ake yi don gwada wannan ikirari.

Abin Da Masana Su Ka Gane

Binciken ya kasance gwaji na farko da aka yi da placebo. An zaɓi matasa maza goma sha ɗaya (ƙimar shekaru 23.3 ± 2.2) waɗanda lafiyarsu ke da kyau. Duk mahalarta sun karɓi turkesterone a cikin ƙwayoyin lokaci‑lokaci, an kwatanta su da placebo. An tara samfurori a lokuta uku:

  • Kafin shan (asali)
  • Sa’o’i 3 bayan shan
  • Sa’o’i 24 bayan shan

Mun auna manyan alamu kamar serum IGF‑1 (hormone da ke da alaƙa da girman tsoka), resting metabolic rate (RMR) don duba ikirarin cewa turkesterone yana ƙara thermogenesis, da kuma alamu na metabolism na lipid da carbohydrates. Takardar ba ta bayyana adadin milligram‑din da aka yi amfani da su ba, don haka wannan muhimmin bayani ya ɓace.

Sakamako: Babu Abin Da Ya Banbanta

Binciken ƙididdiga ya nuna babu bambanci mai ma’ana tsakanin yanayi, lokaci, ko hulɗa a kan serum IGF‑1, RMR, metabolism na lipid ko carbohydrate (duka p > 0.05). Da kalmar gama gari, masu bincike ba su iya nuna tasirin turkesterone daga placebo ba.

Alamomin Da Ba Su Da Muhimmanci

Mawallafa sun lura da wasu canje‑canje biyu da ba su da ƙarfi:

  1. IGF‑1 ya tashi kadan a ƙungiyar turkesterone, amma ban da bambanci mai ƙarfi daga placebo.
  2. RMR ya ɗan ƙaru a awanni uku da aka auna, amma ba tare da ƙara mahimmanci ba.

Saboda adadin mahalarta ya kasance 11 kacal, binciken ya rasa ƙarfin dawo da ƙananan tasiri. Don haka, waɗannan alamu na iya zama gaskiya ko kuma kawai hayaniya, kuma ba za a iya bambanta su ba.

Dalilan Da Suka Sa Binciken Bai Magance Tambayar Ba

  • Ƙananan adadi: Samfurin matasa maza 11 ba zai wakilta mata, manya, ko masu horo yadda ya kamata ba.
  • Lokaci ɗaya kawai: An auna a cikin yini ɗaya, ba a yi gwaji na makonni ko watanni ba tare da tsari na horo ba.
  • Ƙayyadadden auna: An auna IGF‑1 ne kawai; ba a auna girman tsoka, ƙarfi, ko synthesis na furotin ba.
  • Babu horo: Gina tsoka na bukatar motsa jiki, isasshen protein da lokaci – abubuwan da ba a haɗa su a wannan bincike ba.

Mawallafa sun kira ga ƙarin bincike don tantance tasirin turkesterone a kan IGF‑1 da girman tsoka a lokuta masu tsawo da horo mai tsanani.

Labari Mai Tabbatarwa: Amintaccen Gwaji

Masana sun lura cewa turkesterone ya nuna lafiyar zuciya da hanji a cikin wannan ƙananan gwaji. Bai haifar da matsalolin zuciya ko matsa lamba a hanji ba a cikin mahalarta 11. Wannan yana nuni da cewa yana da amintacciyar halin ɗan gajeren lokaci, amma ba ya ba da hujja ga amincin dogon lokaci.

Menene Wannan Ya Nufasa Ga Kai?

Shin yana gina tsoka? – Har yanzu ba a tabbatar da hakan ba. Binciken bai auna girman tsoka ko ƙarfi ba, kuma tasirin hormone da metabolism ba su banbanta da placebo ba.

Matsakaicin ƙima: – Ba a bayar da kowane ƙimar da zai nuna yadda ake amfani da turkesterone don gina tsoka ba.

Lokacin sha: – An auna bayan sa’o’i 3 da 24, don haka ba a sami bayanin da zai taimaka wajen tsara pre‑workout ko post‑workout ba.

Waɗanda za su iya amfana: – Mutanen da ke neman ƙarin bayani game da lafiyar su, waɗanda ba su yarda da tallace‑tallacen da ba su da hujja ba. Kada ku kashe kuɗi a kan samfur ba tare da ba da fifiko ga abubuwa masu tushe ba: motsa jiki, isasshen protein, barci mai kyau, da adadin kalori da ya dace.

  • Mutanen da ke tsammanin sakamako kamar na steroid – wannan bincike ba ya ba da goyon baya ga wannan zato.
  • Mutanen da ke da cututtuka masu alaƙa da hormone ko ke shan magungunan ba tare da tuntuɓar likita ba.
  • Matan da ke ciki ko masu shayarwa, da kuma ƙasa da shekaru 18.
  • ‘Yan wasa masu gogewa da ke duba ƙa’idodin ƙungiyarsu da abubuwan da ke cikin samfur.

Takaitaccen Bayani

Bayanan farko na turkesterone a kan IGF‑1 a cikin mutane ba su nuna tasiri mai ma’ana ba. Suna nuna alamar da za a iya bincika a ƙananan adadi da lokaci ɗaya. Har sai an yi gwaje‑gwaje masu tsawon lokaci, tare da auna girman tsoka da ƙarfi kai tsaye, turkesterone zai kasance ƙarin da ba a tabbatar da fa’idarsa ba, ba a matsayin maganin da zai maye gurbin steroid ba.

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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