Possibly — but there are few reports. 100% of 6 people who reported on Epicatechin for recovery say it improved. 0% noticed no change and 0% say it got worse.
“I read epicatechin really helped eliminate muscle soreness. Maybe it’s still too early for me, but I’m not sure if it’s making a difference”
“It absolutely reduces delayed onset muscle soreness for me though. That allows me to train harder and more often so I'd say I would recommend this one to you for muscle building.”
“I use epicatechin powder 5 days a week, it reduces DOMS and soreness for me. I'm impressed at how quick I can recover from a pulled lower back from RDL, pain completely vanished after less than 2 days”
“reduction on the duration of DOMS and maybe some more vascularity in my forearms”
Conclusion: We found consistent acute and chronic benefits of chocolate or cocoa on FMD and previously unreported promising effects on insulin and HOMA-IR. Larger, longer-duration, and independently funded trials are required to confirm the potential cardiovascular benefits of cocoa flavan-3-ols.
Based on few reports — treat as anecdotal. Information only — not medical advice. How we count