the effect of acute plyometric exercise with / without vitamin c supplementation on serum bdnf concentration in inactive men

the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of acute plyometric exercise with and without vitamin c supplementation on serum bdnf concentration in inactive men. in this semi-experimental study, 36 inactive men were randomly divided into four groups: vitamin+exercise (combination), vitamin c, exercise, and control. the exercise and combination groups performed the selected plyometric protocol. also, vitamin and combination groups consumed a 500-mg vitamin c capsule daily for 1 week. blood samples were collected before and after the exercise protocol in order to measure bdnf. bdnf levels were measured by a laboratory kit and eliza method. independent t test, one-way anova and tukey post hoc test were used to compare the differences of the groups. serum bdnf levels significantly changed after consumption of vitamin c and acute plyometric exercise compared with control group. also, vitamin c consumption with no exercise significantly increased serum bdnf; but plyometric exercise alone could not significantly change serum bdnf concentration. it seems that plyometric exercise with vitamin c may be beneficial to extend cognitive and functional benefits of the brain.