Fish Oils for Muscle Strength?

Muscle strength and functional capacity were assessed before and after the training period. Here are the results as described by the research authors: “The use of fish oil supplementation in addition to strength training potentiates the neuromuscular system, enhancing the muscle strength and the functional capacity in elderly women. Thus, fish oil may be an attractive supplement for the elderly to maximize their neuromuscular responses to strength training, which is important to life quality.”

In other words, they got stronger! Just adding a simple supplement like fish oils caused them to get stronger than those not taking fish oils in just a few months. Here are some other benefits of omega-3 fish oils:

• Alters eicosanoid production
• Decreases blood cholesterol
• Decrease platelet aggregation
• Decreases triglycerides
• Enhances immune lymph function
• Increases exercise tolerance
• Increases HDL (the good cholesterol)
• Precursor for series 3 prostaglandins (anti-inflammatory)

Fish oils and other essential fatty acids are so important that we’re going to continue this theme next time.

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