Sports/Athletic Performance & Lean Body
COLLAGEN & ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE
Sportsman or women main focus is to enhance physical performance such as endurance or strength. The major part of muscles, tendons, ligaments, cartilages and bones are the connecting tissues and the second biggest mass and organ of our body and are as much important for physical performance as the muscles. These connective tissues are needed for the main structure of our body, to form tendons, ligaments, cartilage, bones and to maintain the muscle structure. These connective tissues contain mainly very flexible collagen structures that are cross linked to bones, tendons, ligaments and muscles that give extreme stability to these structures.
Strenuous and vigorous exercise can lead to collagen degradation in the body. These continuous degradations usually take place slowly and Collagen hydrolysate supply amino acids that are needed to build new collagen.
Collagen hydrolysate are high in amino acids such as Glycine and Proline that are needed for the production of new collagen. The collagen hydrolysate stimulates certain cells (fibroblasts, osteoblasts) to build new collagen. Supplementation with collagen hydrolysate can protect the degradation of the connecting tissues in athletes and could reduce the exercise induced increase of urinary collagen crosslinks. Supplementation with 30 – 70 grams of collagen hydrolysates per day showed a reduction of risk for injuries on muscle, tendons, and ligaments in athletes. [1]
Strenuous and vigorous exercise can lead to collagen degradation in the body. These continuous degradations usually take place slowly and Collagen hydrolysate supply amino acids that are needed to build new collagen.
Collagen hydrolysate are high in amino acids such as Glycine and Proline that are needed for the production of new collagen. The collagen hydrolysate stimulates certain cells (fibroblasts, osteoblasts) to build new collagen. Supplementation with collagen hydrolysate can protect the degradation of the connecting tissues in athletes and could reduce the exercise induced increase of urinary collagen crosslinks. Supplementation with 30 – 70 grams of collagen hydrolysates per day showed a reduction of risk for injuries on muscle, tendons, and ligaments in athletes. [1]
BONE STRENGTH
Bones are living tissue that requires a wide range of nutrients such as calcium, magnesium and phosphorus for the maintenance of bone health that is crucial for long-term health. While minerals tend to get all of the attention when it comes to bones, lack of collagen is also an important factor in osteoporosis, a disease of progressive bone loss associated with an increased risk of fractures [2].
Collagens are the major structural element in the extracellular matrix of all connective tissues, including bone where they represent about 80% of the total protein [3]. Osteoblasts, bone cells that are responsible for the formation of new bone, create a protein matrix, primarily of collagen, that provides the structural framework upon which mineralization can occur. Thus, the capacity of bone to resist mechanical forces and fractures depends not only on the quantity of bone tissue (mineralization) but also on its quality (organization of the collagen framework) [4, 3]. Bones with sufficient collagen are like steel, strong and elastic. Bones lacking in collagen are like dry, brittle wood, easily broken. Examples are people suffering from knee pain, shoulder pain, lower back pain or joint pain caused by osteoarthritis.
Collagens are the major structural element in the extracellular matrix of all connective tissues, including bone where they represent about 80% of the total protein [3]. Osteoblasts, bone cells that are responsible for the formation of new bone, create a protein matrix, primarily of collagen, that provides the structural framework upon which mineralization can occur. Thus, the capacity of bone to resist mechanical forces and fractures depends not only on the quantity of bone tissue (mineralization) but also on its quality (organization of the collagen framework) [4, 3]. Bones with sufficient collagen are like steel, strong and elastic. Bones lacking in collagen are like dry, brittle wood, easily broken. Examples are people suffering from knee pain, shoulder pain, lower back pain or joint pain caused by osteoarthritis.