SPECIALIZED PRODUCT OF ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY FOR SPORTS NUTRITION

Aim. The article deals with designing and establishing the quality, efficiency, and functional activity of a specialized product for sports nutrition. Materials and methods. To design the specialized product, we used raw materials of synergetic antioxidant properties, semi-finished products, and ‘Memory rise Sport’ biologically active additive (BAA). To assess the efficiency and functional activity of the product, professional biathlon athletes aged 22 and 25 ± 3.2 participated in the study. The experience of athletes is about 10 ± 1.4 years. We used both standard and special methods of the study, including mathematical processing of the data obtained. Results. We managed to justify a receipt of the new specialized product with antioxidant properties. We conducted experiments to establish the efficiency of this product by adding it into a diet of professional biathlon athletes together with Discovery BAA (2 pills per day, 20 days). The results of physical performance test revealed an increase in oxygen consumption and exercise power while HR values remained unchanged (p &< 0.05). A psychomotor potential of BAA was characterized by the significant increase of eye-motor coordination and regulation of the space parameters of movements in comparison with the control group of athletes. We studied the mechanisms of the effect of product components and their active substances on the formation and realization of cell antioxidant pool. Conclusion. The results obtained prove the efficiency of using the abovementioned product together with Discovery BAA to improve functional abilities, demonstrate better results, and improve health during the training cycle.