Abstract
Bee pollen is a pellet of pollen made by honeybees. We investigated the effects of continued consumption of bee pollen on athletes' conditions and exercise performance. Bee pollen or placebo was consumed continuously for 16 weeks, during which time, body composition measurements, stress checks, GO/NO GO tests, glycation stress measurements, stress, motivation, arthralgia, etc. were subjected to paper-based Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). They also received training data (bench, squat, clean, deadlift and 1000 m running) provided by the study subjects during the same period. In addition, the questionnaire was carried out using the mail function of the mobile phone once a week. The results showed that physical stress and muscle mass were significantly improved in the Bee Pollen group compared with the placebo group (p < 0.05). In addition, there was a tendency to alleviate mental stress in the Bee Pollen group. It was suggested that bee pollen intake may have a positive effect on athletic performance. However, there was eventually a marked reduction in the number of individuals included in the data analysis. Therefore, it is necessary to test again after taking measures to prevent the reduction of the target population.
