Exercise and training results in muscle damage which, in turn, limits continued physical exertion and will reduce performance during subsequent
exercise. Colostrum’s growth factors seem to counteract this negative effect. Anovite Colostrum is one of the richest sources of essential
growth factors that enhance lean muscle development. Let’s look at some of the research into the link between supplementing with colostrum
and physical fitness.

Study #1
INCREASES IN IGF-I

In a study from the Department of Biology of Physical Activity, University of Jyväskylä,Finland, researchers examined the effects of bovine colostrum supplementation on seruminsulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I), immunoglobulin G, hormone, and amino acid and salivaimmunoglobulin A concentrations during a strength and speed training period.Nine male sprinters and jumpers underwent three randomized experimental training treatments of eight days separated by thirteen days. The only difference in the treatments was one group consumed 125 milliliters of colostrum. Post-training increases were noticed for serum IGF-I in the colostrum compared with the placebo group (given normal milkwhey). “It appears that a bovine
colostrum supplement… may increase serum IGF-I concentration in athletes during strength and speed training,”note the researchers.

Study #2
IMPROVED PERFORMANCE AMONG WOMEN ELITE ATHLETES

In a double-blind placebo controlled study, the effect of colostrum on rowing performance was studied in a group of elite female rowers. Eight female
rowers from the South Australian Sports Institute completed a nine-week training program while consuming 60 grams per day of bovine colostrum powder or whey protein powder. All subjects consumed their normal diets and kept food diaries throughout the study period. There were significantly greater increases in the distance covered and work done by week nine. Endurance was also higher in the colostrum group. These results indicate that oral supplementation with bovine colostrum improves rowing performance in elite female rowers, said the researchers.

Study #3 IMPROVED SPORTS PERFORMANCE AMONG POWER ATHLETES

In another double blind, placebo controlled trial from the University of South Australia study, 51 male power sport participants completed an eight-week
standardized training program while consuming 60 grams daily of either colostrum or whey protein. The athletes were tested for power performance in
a battery of tests before beginning supplementation and at weeks four and eight. The colostrum group significantly improved their maximal vertical jump heights compared to the whey protein group. The colostrum group also improved their post-recovery vertical jump performance
significantly more than the control group. There were strong trends for the colostrum group towards greater improvements than the control group in
absolute and relative peak power outputs in cycling and peak force generated by knee flexion exercises.

Study #4
BETTER PERFORMANCE & LOWER SERUM CREATINE KINASE

At the Center for Research in Education and Sports Science, at the University of South Australia, a double-blind, placebo controlled study was carried
out to determine the effect of supplementation with a commercial bovine colostrum product on plasma IGF-I concentrations and endurance running
performance. Although no differences in plasma IGF-1 concentrations were found between the groups at the start or end of the study, the
colostrum group continued to improve its performance capacity after four weeks, while the performance of the placebo group reached a plateau. By the eighth week, the colostrum group was running further and doing more work than the placebo group. Also of note, athletes receiving colostrum displayed a strong trend over eight weeks to reduce the increase in serum creatine kinase concentrations per unit of work done, while there was no such trend in the whey group. Total creatine kinase measurement in serum has remained the best overall marker for detection and monitoring of
skeletal and muscle stress. Injury or diseases to striated muscle most commonly cause increases in total serum creatine kinase.

We recommend Anovite colostrum, since the company has long produced a true “first-milking” colostrum. Some so-called colostrum products come from the first four to six milkings after the birth of the calf and are as old as 72 hours. True colostrum is produced before the actual birth of the calf and can only be collected for a short period of time following birthing, without being diluted by the subsequent production of milk. At the time of birth, potency is at its peak The active elements such as immune factors, growth factors, antioxidants and anti-inflammatory agents are at their highest
concentrations. What this means is that the sooner the colostrum is collected, the less diluted it is with milk, and the greater the concentration of beneficial factors.