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Whey da Collagen Sun Fi Kowane Daya a Masu Horar da Ƙarfi – Da Ɗan Ƙalubale

Dr. Gymbro · · 4 min read

Haɗin Da Ya Latsa Kowane Matsayi (A Takarda)

Wani sabon gwaji da aka wallafa a BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation ya tambayi maza masu horon ƙarfi: shin ƙara collagen zuwa whey zai fi whey kadai, collagen kadai, ko placebo? A wannan bincike, haɗin whey + collagen ya zama wanda ya ba da sakamakon mafi girma a dukkan ma’aunin da aka auna – yawan tsoka, ƙimar ƙashi a kashin baya (lumbar spine BMD), ƙarfin squat da bench press, da alamun juyin ƙashi. Idan kana shirin canza shirin kari na ka, dole ne ka fahimci yadda aka tsara wannan gwaji.

Binciken a Taƙaice

  • Tsari: gwaji double‑blind, randomized, placebo‑controlled
  • Samfur: maza 40 masu horon ƙarfi (na ƙarshe 52 aka tantance), duk suka kammala gwajin
  • Rukuni:
    • whey + collagen (gram 30 na whey + gram 10 na collagen a kowace rana)
    • whey kadai (gram 30 na whey a rana)
    • collagen kadai (gram 10 na collagen a rana)
    • placebo (gram 10 na maltodextrin)
  • Horon: makonni 8 na horo a kulawa, sau uku a mako
  • Babban sakamako: yawan tsoka da aka auna ta hanyar bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA)
  • Sakamako na biyu: lumbar spine BMD ta DXA, 1RM squat da bench press, da alamun juyin ƙashi P1NP (ƙirƙirar ƙashi) da CTX‑I (warware ƙashi)

Sakamakon Da Haɗin Ya Lashe

Yawan tsoka – Haɗin ya ƙara kilogram 2.66 ± 0.25. Whey kadai ya ƙara kilogram 1.59 ± 0.18, collagen kadai kilogram 0.46 ± 0.13, placebo kilogram 0.10 ± 0.12. Bambance‑bambancen tsakanin rukuni‑rukuni sun kasance masu muhimmanci (p < 0.001).

Lumbar spine BMD – Haɗin ya hau 0.108 ± 0.027 g/cm². Collagen kadai ya hau 0.023 ± 0.018 g/cm², kuma wannan canjin ma yana da muhimmanci. Whey kadai da placebo ba su nuna canji mai muhimmanci ba. Bambance‑bambancen sun kasance masu ƙarfi (p < 0.001).

Ƙarfi – Haɗin ya ƙara 15.22 ± 1.04 kg a squat da 10.63 ± 1.25 kg a bench press. Rukunin whey + collagen ne suka fi sauran gaba, yayin da placebo ya kusan ba ya kai wani ƙaruwa.

Alamun juyin ƙashi – Haɗin ya haifar da ƙaruwa a P1NP da ragin CTX‑I, alamu na haɓakar ƙashi. Collagen kadai ma ya kawo sauyi ƙanana amma masu muhimmanci. Whey kadai da placebo ba su nuna wani canji ma’ana ba.

Taƙaitaccen sakamakon yana nuna cewa whey ne ke haifar da mafi girman ƙaruwa a tsoka, yayin da collagen ke motsa ƙashi. Haɗin ya haɗa tasirin duka biyun. Whey kadai ba ta tasiri BMD ko alamun ƙashi a wannan gwaji.

Dalilin Da Ya Sa Sakamakon Ya Dace

Mawallafa sun bayyana whey a matsayin anabolic driver – wato mai ƙara gina tsoka – yayin da collagen ke ba da abubuwan gina jiki ga jijiyoyi da ƙashi. Sun nuna cewa duka biyun suna cika juna, ra’ayin da yake da ma’ana. Gwajin ya ƙarfafa wannan tunani, amma ba ya tabbatar da ainihin hanyar aiki, domin babu auna hanyoyin biokimyawa.

Ƙananan Takardu: Iyakoki Da Ya Kamata Ka Kiyasta

  • Ƙaramin samfur – Maza 40 da aka raba cikin rukuni huɗu, ma’ana mutane kaɗan a kowane rukuni. Gwaje‑gwaje kanana na iya ƙara gurbatar sakamako.
  • Tsawon lokaci ƙanƙanta – Mako 8 ba su ba da tabbacin ɗorewar tasirin ko ci gaba da haɓakar da aka samu ba.
  • Auna tsoka da BIA – Bioelectrical impedance hanya ce mai sauƙi, amma tana ɗaukar ƙarfin ruwa a jiki. Ba ita ce ma’aunin ƙarfi na ƙashi ba.
  • Babbar tashi a BMD a ɗan gajeren lokaci – 0.108 g/cm² a lumbar spine BMD cikin makonni 8 babban canji ne, amma har yanzu ya kamata a jira ƙarin bincike don tantance ko tasirin na dindindin ne.
  • Rashin daidaiton adadin protein – Haɗin ya ba da gram 40 na protein (30 g whey + 10 g collagen) a kowace rana, yayin da rukuni whey kadai ya ba da gram 30, collagen kadai gram 10, kuma placebo babu protein. Don haka ba za a iya ware tasirin synergy daga tasirin ƙarin protein ba. Takaitaccen takarda ba ta bayyana ko aka kula da cin abinci gaba ɗaya ba.
  • Rukunin da aka takaita – Duk mahalarta maza ne masu horon ƙarfi. Don fahimtar tasirin a sauran al’ummomi (mata, tsofaffi, masu cutar ƙashi) dole ne a yi ƙarin gwaji.

Amfani Da Za A Iya Yi

  • Matsakaicin da aka yi amfani da shi a gwaji: gram 30 na whey + gram 10 na collagen a kowace rana, tare da horo a kulawa sau uku a mako. Takaitaccen bai fayyace ko an sha kari kafin ko bayan horo ba; wannan bayani yana buƙatar ƙarin bincike.
  • Waɗanda za su iya amfana: maza masu horon ƙarfi da suka dace da mahalarta, waɗanda ke son ƙara tallafi ga tsoka da ƙashi yayin horo. Kayan kari ba su maye gurbin horo ba – duka rukuni sun yi horo, kuma rukunin placebo ya samu karamin ƙaruwa.
  • Waɗanda ya kamata su yi hankali ko su guje shi:
    • Mata, manya masu shekaru, masu farawa, da wadanda ke da cutar ƙashi – domin ba a gwada su ba.
    • Duk wanda ke da alerji ga madara ko damuwa da collagen na dabbobi.
    • Mutanen da ke da matsalolin koda ko cututtuka da ake ba da shawarar rage yawan protein – a tuntuɓi likita kafin amfani.
    • Masu neman magance osteoporosis, domin gwajin ya mayar da hankali kan masu lafiya, ba marasa lafiya ba.

Kammalawa

Wannan gwaji na randomized, double‑blind ya ba da alamar cewa haɗin whey + collagen ya fi kowanne rukuni daban a cikin maza masu horon ƙarfi na makonni 8. Collagen kadai ya nuna tasiri a ƙashi, whey kadai ya nuna tasiri a tsoka, yayin da haɗin ya kawo duka biyun. Ka ɗauki wannan sakamako a matsayin alamar ƙarfi, ba a matsayin karshe ba. Ƙaramin samfur, auna tsoka da BIA, rashin daidaiton adadin protein, da babbar tashi a BMD duk suna nuna buƙatar ƙarin gwaje‑gwaje kafin a kira wannan haɗin tabbataccen hanya ga gina ƙashi da tsoka.

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.

DG

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