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Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of short-term SFN precursor supplementation on maximal exercise-induced muscle damage, oxidative stress and endurance capacity in healthy adults. Methods: In a double-blind placebo-controlled crossover design, 14 healthy participants (7 males, 7 females; age, 25.07 \u00b1 1.04 years; weight, 65.28 \u00b1 4.13 kg; height, 170.07 \u00b1 3.46 cm; BMI, 22.48 \u00b1 0.91) received SFN glucosinolate capsules (200 \u00b5mol\/day) or placebo for 2 weeks during the first trial. Following a three-week washout period, the participants crossed over to the alternate treatment. Maximal exercise tests were performed following each supplementation (SFN or placebo) period. Blood samples were collected at baseline (before treatment), pre-exercise, post-exercise and 2 h after each exercise session. Results: SFN supplementation did not alter endurance capacity or blood cell counts; however, it significantly attenuated serum creatine kinase (CK) activity (p = 0.034; SFN, 121.52 \u00b1 16.89; placebo, 291.84 \u00b1 133.07) and the myoglobin (Mb) concentration (p = 0.011; SFN, 15.82 \u00b1 1.95; placebo; 27.31 \u00b1 5.71) following exercise. Analysis of oxidative stress markers showed no significant changes in the absolute values; however, in the d-ROMs (p = 0.038; SFN, 107.42 \u00b1 2.39; placebo; 112.32 \u00b1 2.11) and OXY-adsorbent tests (p = 0.032; SFN, 115.97 \u00b1 4.15; placebo; 107.73 \u00b1 3.88), the percent changes from the baseline showed a significant interaction with the supplement. These findings suggest that short-term SFN supplementation may mitigate exercise-induced muscle damage and oxidative stress, suggesting a modest influence on the circulating biomarkers associated with muscle damage without altering the endurance capacity of healthy people. 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