Thread by @nick_krontiris

This one suggests that U.S. Special Forces candidates who follow less healthy diets and have worse fitness levels are more likely to fail their assessment and selection course.

- Candidates selected during Special Forces Assessment and Selection had higher levels of circulating metabolites that were associated with resistance to oxidative stress, higher physical performance and higher diet quality before the assessment.

- In contrast, non-selected candidates had higher levels of metabolites potentially indicating elevated oxidative stress.

This may result from poor nutrition, non-functional overreaching/overtraining, or incomplete recovery from previous physical activity.

- These findings may indicate that soldiers who are selected for continued Special Forces training enter the Special Forces Assessment and Selection course with metabolites associated with healthier diets and better physical performance.

Biomarkers of oxidative stress, diet and exercise distinguish soldiers selected and non-selected for special forces training (open access)

doi.org/10.1007/s11306…

#nutrition #diet #exercise #Workout #TrainHard #GymLife #GymTime #muscle #strength #lift #GetStrong #cardio #hiit