Effects of New Zealand Blackcurrant Extract on Sequential Performance Testing in Male Rugby Union Players
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants and Ethical Approval
2.2. Experimental Design
2.3. Supplementation
2.4. Running-Based Anaerobic Sprint Test (RAST)
2.5. The Illinois Agility Test
2.6. Seated Medicine Ball Throw Test
2.7. Handgrip Strength
2.8. Data and Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Running-Based Anaerobic Sprint Test
3.1.1. Fastest 35 m Sprint
3.1.2. Mean 35 m Sprints and Individual Changes
3.1.3. Change in Sprint Performance Compared to Sprint 1
3.2. Illinois Agility Test
3.3. Seated Medicine Ball Throw Test
3.4. Handgrip Strength
3.5. Blinding Assessment
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Burnett, P.J.M.; Willems, M.E.T. Effects of New Zealand Blackcurrant Extract on Sequential Performance Testing in Male Rugby Union Players. Sports 2022, 10, 152. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports10100152
Burnett PJM, Willems MET. Effects of New Zealand Blackcurrant Extract on Sequential Performance Testing in Male Rugby Union Players. Sports. 2022; 10(10):152. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports10100152
Chicago/Turabian StyleBurnett, Patrick J. M., and Mark E. T. Willems. 2022. "Effects of New Zealand Blackcurrant Extract on Sequential Performance Testing in Male Rugby Union Players" Sports 10, no. 10: 152. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports10100152