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Ibuprofen is pretty good at reducing inflammation, but it primarily works by reducing COX-1 & COX-2. Those do lots of things but also play a role in muscle deve
by sidewndr46 1y ago
Ibuprofen is pretty good at reducing inflammation, but it primarily works by reducing COX-1 & COX-2. Those do lots of things but also play a role in muscle development. My personal observation is Ibuprofen seems to inhibit muscle growth for me.
- OutOfHere 1y agoEven vitamin C supplements inhibit muscle growth. You might make up for it a bit with whey hydrolysate.
- nikolay 1y agoAll antioxidants counter the benefits of exercise.
- burnt-resistor 1y agoThere's also naproxen with similar GI challenges to mitigate, like perhaps with omeprazole but with a list of conditions and caveats.