They were then required to do 30 seconds of anaerobic exercise, where they had to cycle at full capacity for 30 seconds, followed by a 50-metre run test, a vertical jump, bench press and leg-back strength exercise.
Blood samples were collected from the participants both before and after the 90-minute sessions and for the four following days.
The volunteers were also asked to rank how sore they felt on a scale of one to 10 and answer questions to assess their mental state.
Subjects who ate almonds had 40 percent lower levels of the mildly toxic fat 9,10-di-HOME in their blood, compared to the control group.
“They also reported feeling less fatigue and tension, better leg-back strength and decrease muscle damage after exercising than control volunteers,” explained doctor Nieman.
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