PMID- 29462969 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180827 LR - 20181113 IS - 2072-6643 (Electronic) IS - 2072-6643 (Linking) VI - 10 IP - 2 DP - 2018 Feb 17 TI - Milk: An Effective Recovery Drink for Female Athletes. LID - 10.3390/nu10020228 [doi] LID - 228 AB - Milk has become a popular post-exercise recovery drink. Yet the evidence for its use in this regard comes from a limited number of investigations utilising very specific exercise protocols, and mostly with male participants. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the effects of post-exercise milk consumption on recovery from a sprinting and jumping protocol in female team-sport athletes. Eighteen females participated in an independent-groups design. Upon completion of the protocol participants consumed 500 mL of milk (MILK) or 500 mL of an energy-matched carbohydrate (CHO) drink. Muscle function (peak torque, rate of force development (RFD), countermovement jump (CMJ), reactive strength index (RSI), sprint performance), muscle soreness and tiredness, symptoms of stress, serum creatine kinase (CK) and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) were determined pre- and 24 h, 48 h and 72 h post-exercise. MILK had a very likely beneficial effect in attenuating losses in peak torque (180(o)/s) from baseline to 72 h (0.0 +/- 10.0% vs. -8.7 +/- 3.7%, MILK v CHO), and countermovement jump (-1.1 +/- 5.2% vs. -10.4 +/- 6.7%) and symptoms of stress (-13.5 +/- 7.4% vs. -18.7 +/- 11.0%) from baseline to 24 h. MILK had a likely beneficial effect and a possibly beneficial effect on other peak torque measures and 5 m sprint performance at other timepoints but had an unclear effect on 10 and 20 m sprint performance, RSI, muscle soreness and tiredness, CK and hsCRP. In conclusion, consumption of 500 mL milk attenuated losses in muscle function following repeated sprinting and jumping and thus may be a valuable recovery intervention for female team-sport athletes following this type of exercise. FAU - Rankin, Paula AU - Rankin P AD - Department of Science and Health, Institute of Technology, Carlow R93 V960, Ireland. paula.rankin@itcarlow.ie. AD - London Institute of Sport, Middlesex University, London NW4 4BT, UK. paula.rankin@itcarlow.ie. AD - School of Biomedical Science, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK. paula.rankin@itcarlow.ie. FAU - Landy, Adrian AU - Landy A AD - Department of Science and Health, Institute of Technology, Carlow R93 V960, Ireland. adrianlandy@gmail.com. FAU - Stevenson, Emma AU - Stevenson E AD - Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK. emma.stevenson@ncl.ac.uk. FAU - Cockburn, Emma AU - Cockburn E AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-7573-7061 AD - London Institute of Sport, Middlesex University, London NW4 4BT, UK. emma.cockburn@ncl.ac.uk. AD - School of Biomedical Science, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK. emma.cockburn@ncl.ac.uk. LA - eng PT - Comparative Study PT - Journal Article PT - Randomized Controlled Trial DEP - 20180217 PL - Switzerland TA - Nutrients JT - Nutrients JID - 101521595 RN - 0 (Biomarkers) RN - 9007-41-4 (C-Reactive Protein) RN - EC 2.7.3.2 (Creatine Kinase) SB - IM MH - Adolescent MH - Adult MH - Animals MH - *Athletes MH - Biomarkers/blood MH - Biomechanical Phenomena MH - C-Reactive Protein/metabolism MH - Creatine Kinase/blood MH - *Energy Drinks MH - Female MH - Humans MH - *Milk/metabolism MH - *Muscle Contraction MH - Muscle Fatigue MH - Muscle Strength MH - Muscle, Skeletal/metabolism/*physiology MH - *Physical Endurance MH - Recovery of Function MH - Time Factors MH - Torque MH - Young Adult PMC - PMC5852804 OTO - NOTNLM OT - female OT - milk OT - muscle damage OT - protein OT - recovery COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. The sponsors had no role in the design of the study; in the collection, analyses, or interpretation of data; in the writing of the manuscript, or in the decision to publish the results. EDAT- 2018/02/22 06:00 MHDA- 2018/08/28 06:00 PMCR- 2018/02/01 CRDT- 2018/02/22 06:00 PHST- 2017/12/30 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/02/12 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2018/02/14 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/02/22 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2018/02/22 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/08/28 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/02/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - nu10020228 [pii] AID - nutrients-10-00228 [pii] AID - 10.3390/nu10020228 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Nutrients. 2018 Feb 17;10(2):228. doi: 10.3390/nu10020228.