Advncd Test imagine feeling as powerful as a literal workhorse in one study published in the Journal of the International Society of sports nutrition researchers studied the effects of ashwagandha on 57 men they gave half a placebo and half real ashwagandha and put them all through the same simple strength training program after eight weeks the placebo group could press 57 more pounds than when they started but the ashwagandha group pressed 101 more pounds ashwagandha helped them lift an extra