ELJ Supplementation and Recovery

Eurycoma longifolia Jack or Tongkat Ali is a popular Malaysian ginseng and used for medical purposes for thousands of years mainly in Southeast Asian countries. It contains several compounds that are reported to be effective for anti-aging, and enhance androgen hormones such as testosterone. No previous study has investigated the effects of Tongkat Ali supplementation on exercise-induced muscle damage that is indicated by muscle soreness and a prolonged loss of muscle function. We expected that muscle function would recover faster and soreness would be less after exercise, when Tongkat Ali was supplemented in comparison to placebo condition.