Effect of eight weeks of speed training along with Ginseng supplement on the aerobic and anaerobic power of trained girls

Ginseng is one of the herbal additives that is used to improve the activity of athletes. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of 8 weeks of speed training with Ginseng supplement on the aerobic and anaerobic power of trained girls the students.

In this semi-experimental study, 30 active girls were randomly selected and after completing the consent forms divided into three equal groups: training with supplement, training and control. Individuals of training with supplement and training groups perform speed training for eight weeks, three sessions per week. The training with supplement group consumed 250 milligrams of ginseng one hour before training. Aerobic and anaerobic power and speed performance were measured before and after the training program. The Shapiro-Wilk test was used to evaluate of normal distribution of data and the results were analyzed using ANOVA test and Tukey post-hoc test at P≤0.05.

The results showed that aerobic power and speed performance in the training with supplement group significantly improved compared to the training and control groups, while the anaerobic power was not significantly different between the three groups.

Based on the findings of this study, it seems that Ginseng supplementation can improve aerobic power and speed performance.