Supplement trial reports greater performance gains alongside strength training
Active men receiving a supplement plus training improved more on performance tests than men training alone. The abstract does not quantify those differences.
Based on the published abstract. The full paper may contain additional methods, results and limitations.
The 30-second takeaway
Among physically active men, adding omega-3 supplementation to a shared resistance-training programme produced greater improvements on physical performance tests than training alone. The supplemented group also had changes in blood fats and other blood markers. However, the abstract does not quantify the performance advantage and is less explicit about between-group comparisons for the blood results.
The abstract gives no numerical performance differences, confidence intervals or detail on blinding. Participants were healthy, active men, limiting how broadly these results can be applied.
What researchers found
Supplement plus training versus training alone
Over 8 weeks, the omega-3 group improved more in strength, power, speed, agility and reaction-based performance; effect sizes were not reported.
What the comparison tested
Both groups followed the same resistance-training programme. This comparison asked whether adding the supplement changed results beyond training alone. It did not test supplementation without exercise or compare different supplement amounts.
Blood markers have separate meanings
The study measured blood fats and compounds related to inflammation, antioxidant responses and neural signaling. Changes in these measurements are distinct from demonstrated changes in health or mental functioning; the abstract chiefly reports their direction.
The original publication
The Effects of Omega-3 Supplementation Combined with Strength Training on Neuro-Biomarkers, Inflammatory and Antioxidant Responses, and the Lipid Profile in Physically Healthy Adults.
Okut S, Ozan M, Buzdağli Y et al.
Nutrients · 2025
- PubMed ID
- 40647193
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