Base Knowledge: Antioxidants

We all know we need 'em, but what do antioxidants do exactly? Here are links to the science thrown down this episode:

• Role of ROS and Nutritional Antioxidants in Human DiseasesOxidative stress: role of physical exercise and antioxidant nutraceuticals in adulthood and aging

• Exercise-Induced Oxidative Stress: Cellular Mechanisms and Impact on Muscle Force Production

• Antioxidants and Exercise Performance: With a Focus on Vitamin E and C Supplementation

• Effects of powdered Montmorency tart cherry supplementation on an acute bout of intense lower body strength exercise in resistance trained males

• Pomegranate Supplementation Accelerates Recovery of Muscle Damage and Soreness and Inflammatory Markers after a Weightlifting Training Session

• Grape polyphenols supplementation for exercise-induced oxidative stress

• Written by Denis Faye

• Produced and edited by Cassidy Faye

• Music by Cassidy Faye