Glutathione with vitamin C and E-most studied intramuscular antioxidant. Scientists with several experiments with vitamin C conducted that this compound possesses gives strong antioxidant effect. It turned out that the introduction of 1 g ascorbic acid for 10 hours before the exercise is enough to significantly reduce the formation of free radicals.

Vitamin C- water-soluble antioxidant, apart from the purely anti-oxidant properties, this vitamin helps to restore the active antioxidant form of vitamin E. Admission to the vitamin C as an antioxidant is recommended in doses ranging from 200 to 800 mg per day. Desirable is the combination of ascorbic acid with calcium, magnesium and potassium.

In turn, vitamin E - the main fat-soluble antioxidant. It protects the fatty acids in and around the cells from free radicals and lipid oxidation.

Scientists at Tokyo Medical College of labeled that high-intensity exercise reduces the amount of vitamin E in the body. It is known that the liver imports vitamin E in tissues. Specialists conducted a survey of 24 triathlons and concluded that increasing vitamin E in the blood due to its mobilization from the tissues and the liver.

The experimental data also confirm protective effect of vitamin E on muscle damage under the action of free radicals. The scientists conducted a 12-week experiment on animals, in which they found no differences in the level of efficiency in animals with a deficiency of vitamin E in relation to control. However, vitamin E caused large muscle damage during prolonged exercise. Thus, the hypothesis has received experimental confirmation under.

Researchers tried to find out whether the effect of long-term, within 48 days of 800 IU of vitamin E on the damage to muscle tissue during exercise. Loading has a pronounced destructive effect on the muscles, and researchers found no evidence of the protective effect of vitamin E.

However, positive data on the effect of vitamin E during exercise is much greater. Scientists tested the hypothesis that evens the cryogenic effect of this vitamin. The essence of the assumption was that the cryogenic effect of vitamin E might be due to its effects on reducing free radical reactions. 10 subjects within four weeks of taking 800 IU of vitamin E form in the afternoon and 8 other people included in the control group. The testing exercise was carried out under normal atmospheric pressure and at isobaric. Findings of this study were made as follows: vitamin E may reduce exercise-induced free-radical reaction under reduced atmospheric pressure, but does not affect aerobic performance.