ArticleEuropean journal of applied physiology2019
An acute dose of inorganic dietary nitrate does not improve high-intensity, intermittent exercise performance in temperate or hot and humid conditions.
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- Pooled it
- The Effects of Dietary Nitrate Supplementation on Explosive Exercise Performance: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- The Effect of Dietary Supplements on Endurance Exercise Performance and Core Temperature in Hot Environments: A Meta-analysis and Meta-regression.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2021Pooled it
- The Effect of Beetroot Ingestion on High-Intensity Interval Training: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Nutrients · 2021Pooled it
- Effect of dietary nitrate on human muscle power: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2021Pooled it
- Ergogenic Effect of Nitrate Supplementation: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Medicine and science in sports and exercise · 2020Pooled it
- 7 days of L-citrulline supplementation does not improve running performance in the heat whilst in a hypohydrated state.European journal of applied physiology · 2025Trial
- Ice slurry ingestion improves physical performance during high-intensity intermittent exercise in a hot environment.PloS one · 2022Trial
- Nutritional Strategies to Support Performance Maintenance and Recovery in Football Under Hot Environmental Conditions: A Narrative Review.Nutrients · 2026Review
- Acute beetroot juice supplementation enhances short duration high-intensity exercise performance and influences muscle oxygenation in football players.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Effects of caffeinated chewing gum on prolonged repeated-sprint performance in normobaric hypoxia.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Caffeine ingestion before exercise improves prolonged intermittent-sprint performance of team-sport athletes in normobaric hypoxia.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Effects of Dietary Nitrate Supplementation on Performance during Single and Repeated Bouts of Short-Duration High-Intensity Exercise: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Impact of Red Spinach Extract Supplementation on Bench Press Performance, Muscle Oxygenation, and Cognitive Function in Resistance-Trained Males.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Beetroot, a Remarkable Vegetable: Its Nitrate and Phytochemical Contents Can be Adjusted in Novel Formulations to Benefit Health and Support Cardiovascular Disease Therapies.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Review
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Abstract
purposeDietary nitrate (NO
methodsIn a randomised, counterbalanced, double-blind crossover study, 12 recreationally trained males ingested a nitrate-rich beetroot juice shot (BRJ) (6.2 mmol NO
resultsThere were no significant effects of supplement on sprint performance in either temperate or hot, humid conditions (p > 0.05). There was a reduced peak (BRJ: 659 ± 100W vs. PLA: 693 ± 139W; p = 0.056) and mean power (BRJ: 543 ± 29W vs. PLA: 575 ± 38W; p = 0.081) following BRJ compared to PLA in the hot and humid condition, but this was not statistically significant. There was no effect of supplement on total work done irrespective of environmental condition. However, ~ 75% of participants experienced performance decreases following BRJ in the hot and humid environment. No differences were observed between trials for tympanic temperature measured at the conclusion of the exercise trial.
conclusionIn conclusion, an acute dose of inorganic dietary NO
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