Effect of Vitamin E (Alpha Tocopherol) Supplementation on Sports Performance of Male Weightlifters in Pakistan

Abstract

Health is essential for the common man in general and for the sportsmen in particular. Weightlifting is an intense sport, since competitors draw on all their mental and physical strength to lift massive weights, often more than twice their own body weight. Vitamin is an organic compound, the need of which is fulfilled automatically, but due to odd selection of food, deficiencies of the vitamins persist, environmental conditions and health effects vitamins are required to be taken orally. The objective of the current study is to examine the effect of vitamin E on muscle strength of male weightlifters of Pakistan through change in their best weightlifting capacity and serum tocopherol level after supplementation of Cap. Evion 600mg containing Alpha Tocopherol 600mg for a period of 4 months in different groups of male weightlifters of Pakistan using pre-test post-test analysis. Paired sample t-test was used to measure the mean change in best weightlifting capacity and serum tocopherol level (µg/mL) whereas serum tocopherol was measured using ELABSCIENCE® Vitamin E (VE) Colorimetric Assay Kit (Kit No.: E-BC-K033-S). Statistical analysis will be done using SPSS Version 24.0.