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Introduction. Protection from the oxidative stress induced by physical effort can be ensured by the antioxidants in the diet and the supplementation with different preparations with antioxidant ingredients. We chose a preparation with a complex formula of antioxidants: vitamins, fruit and herb extracts, patented licopene, grape and olive extracts. Aims. The effect of supplementation with an antioxidant complex on the physical effort capacity of athletes was studied. Methods. The groups were divided as follows: group I – athletes supplemented with AO, group II – athletes not supplemented with AO, group III – controls supplemented with AO, group IV – controls. The aerobic effort capacity was evaluated with the help of the Astrand-Ryhming cycle ergometer test, and the anaerobic effort capacity was evaluated with the help of the Sargent vertical jump test. Results. After 28 days of supplementation with antioxidants significant modifications were found of the aerobic effort capacity in athletes and sedentary people and non-significant modifications of the anaerobic effort capacity in athletes and sedentary people (p<0.005). Conclusions. Supplementation with antioxidants determines significant increases of the aerobic effort capacity in athletes and sedentary people, but does not determine significant modifications of the anaerobic effort capacity in athletes and sedentary people.

Key words: physical effort, antioxidants, athletes.