Clinical TrialPilot study: Effects of drinking hydrogen-rich water on muscle fatigue caused by acute exercise in elite athletesMHID-3851590PMID: 225208312012Medical Gas ResearchKosuke Aoki, Atsunori Nakao, Takako Adachi, Yasushi Matsui, Shumpei MiyakawaBackground: Muscle contraction during short intervals of intense exercise causes oxidative stress, which can play a role in the development of overtraining symptoms, including increased fatigue, resulting in muscle microinjury or inflammation. Recently it has been said that hydrogen can function as antioxidant, so we investigated the effect of hydrogen-rich water (HW) on oxidative stress and muscl