Effect of Combined Fatty Acid Supplementation and Eccentric Exercise Training on Exercise Performance

Effect of Combined Fatty Acid Supplementation and Eccentric Exercise Training on Exercise Performance, Inflammation, Gene Expression and Epigenetic Signatures

The aim of the study is to determine whether fish oil (specifically omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids [EPA-DHA]) supplementation can enhance eccentric resistance exercise performance when combined with a resistance exercise training study. The investigators aim to establish the potential mechanisms that might mediate performance changes at a cellular level.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Males
• Healthy

Exclusion Criteria:

• Resistance exercise training within the past 6 months
• Vitamin or fish oil supplementation over the past 6 months
• Habitual use of anti-inflammatory drugs
• History of heart disease
• History of coagulation/bleeding disorder
• History of metabolic disease
• Serious allergy
• Known to have blood-borne virus
• Females (Due to differences in cell membrane incorporation of Omega-3 between the sexes and the testing schedule being unable to fit in with menstrual cycle, altering the blood markers that are being measured)
• Currently no symptoms of general illness