The short of it is, I don’t think the data on vitamin C and/or collagen (together or in isolation) robustly supports their use for tendinopathy outcome improvement, i.e. pain, function, etc.
I also do not think vitamin C should be supplemented routinely, though I don’t think it alters training outcomes or acute performance either.
Yea I think the combination of having reviewed the primary literature a bit more closely and my current understanding of pain science pertaining to tendinopathy has altered my opinion on collagen supplementation for this application.
Supplement vitamin C, I currently take it daily at 1000mg. You said you wouldn’t recommend routinely supplementing it so I am wondering if I am doing something negative to my body.
Thank you @Jordan, I had read about the possible drawbacks of Vitamin C, but possible benefits of Collagen before (around) exercise (as preworkout).
Actually I think (not 100% sure) I heard from you in a podcast about the possibility of releasing a supplement from your brand for tendinopathies.
It’s a pitty that the evidence of it is limited, as I had expected it as a little bump or help to recover from tendinopathies.
Then…, how would you otherwise aproach a tendinopathy?
Just from the view of a proper exercise selection and proper stress overloading?
Yea I would rather err on the side of caution when it comes to staking our reputation on something (in the form of a potential product).
I think the best management of tendinopathy involves lots of relearning regarding pain/function, expectations, and manipulating training variables (load, tempo, ROM, and exercise selection) is the standard management here.