Collagen Supplements: Optimal Dosage, Timing, & Implementation for Tendon Health

About this episode

Brodie discusses a systematic review on collagen supplementation and its effects on tendon health and performance.

Learn more about Brodie's Research Database & AI Assistant 📄🔍 For MORE Run Smarter Resources 🏃‍♂️📚 - Including Free Injury Prevention Courses 🩹🎓 - The Run Smarter Book 📖 - Access to Research Papers 📄🔍 - & Ways to Work with Brodie 🤝👟 👉 CLICK HERE! 🎉✨ In this episode, Brodie breaks down a brand-new 2026 systematic review investigating whether collagen supplementation truly improves tendon health, recovery, and performance. With conflicting advice from experts and unclear evidence in the past, this paper helps clarify what actually works—and more importantly, how to apply it to your training. Paper: Collagen Supplementation on Tendon-Related Structural and Performance Outcomes: A Systematic Review Key Takeaways Collagen can improve tendon structure and stiffness —but only when combined with proper strength training Dosage matters : 15–30g appears more effective than lower doses Timing matters : ~60 minutes before training aligns with peak amino acid availability Vitamin C enhances the process , helping collagen synthesis and cross-linking Collagen does NOT improve muscle strength beyond what training alone achieves Bottom line: collagen seems tendon-specific…

People in this episode

Host: Brodie Sharpe

Topics covered

• collagen supplements
• tendon health
• strength training
• amino acids
• performance enhancement

Keywords

• collagen
• tendon health
• dosage
• timing
• vitamin C
• strength training
• performance

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Collagen Supplementation on Tendon-Related Structural and Performance Outcomes: A Systematic Review

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