Beetroot Juice Supplementation Improves High-Intensity Intermittent Type Exercise Performance in Trained Soccer Players
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Subjects
2.2. Study Design
2.3. Supplementation Protocol and Standardization of Physical Activity and Diet
2.4. Experimental Protocol
2.5. Plasma and Saliva Analysis
2.6. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Plasma and Saliva Nitrate and Nitrite Concentrations
3.2. Yo-Yo IR1 Test
3.3. GI and Borg Score
3.4. Correlation Analyses
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Variable | PLA | BR |
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Mean heart rate (bpm) | 175 ± 2 | 172 ± 2 * |
30-sec max heart rate (bpm) | 191 ± 1 | 190 ± 1 |
RPE (Borg score) | 17.6 ± 0.3 | 17.3 ± 0.4 |
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Nyakayiru, J.; Jonvik, K.L.; Trommelen, J.; Pinckaers, P.J.M.; Senden, J.M.; Van Loon, L.J.C.; Verdijk, L.B. Beetroot Juice Supplementation Improves High-Intensity Intermittent Type Exercise Performance in Trained Soccer Players. Nutrients 2017, 9, 314. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu9030314
Nyakayiru J, Jonvik KL, Trommelen J, Pinckaers PJM, Senden JM, Van Loon LJC, Verdijk LB. Beetroot Juice Supplementation Improves High-Intensity Intermittent Type Exercise Performance in Trained Soccer Players. Nutrients. 2017; 9(3):314. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu9030314
Chicago/Turabian StyleNyakayiru, Jean, Kristin L. Jonvik, Jorn Trommelen, Philippe J. M. Pinckaers, Joan M. Senden, Luc J. C. Van Loon, and Lex B. Verdijk. 2017. "Beetroot Juice Supplementation Improves High-Intensity Intermittent Type Exercise Performance in Trained Soccer Players" Nutrients 9, no. 3: 314. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu9030314