ArticleFoods (Basel, Switzerland)2022
Influence of Beetroot Juice Ingestion on Neuromuscular Performance on Semi-Professional Female Rugby Players: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study.
Article in Foods (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07106489 (Effect of Beetroot Extract Supplementation on the Athletic Performance of Trained Rugby Athletes), which is not on this map. Cited by 12 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Effect of Beetroot Extract Supplementation on the Athletic Performance of Trained Rugby Athletes
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Beetroot juice supplementation enhances the effects of blood flow restriction training on lower limb strength and vertical jump performance under fatigue in male university students: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2026Trial
- Acute beetroot juice ingestion fails to improve sprint performance and neuromuscular function in trained male sprinters: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2026Trial
- The effect of dietary nitrate supplementation on resistance exercise performance: A dose-response investigation.European journal of applied physiology · 2025Trial
- Acute inorganic nitrate ingestion does not impact oral microbial composition, cognitive function, or high-intensity exercise performance in female team-sport athletes.European journal of applied physiology · 2024Trial
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- Acute beetroot juice supplementation improves selected physical performance parameters, but not cardiovascular responses in healthy older women: a randomized clinical trial.European journal of translational myology · 2026Article
- Dietary nitrate supplementation does not improve resistance exercise performance in resistance-trained women.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Article
- Beetroot Juice and Exercise for Clinical Health and Athletic Performance: A Narrative Review.Nutrients · 2026Review
- Does Nitrate Supplementation Improve Muscle Strength, Power, and Sprint Performance in Females? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Dietary Nitrate Ingestion Does Not Improve Neuromuscular Performance in Male Sport Climbers.Journal of human kinetics · 2023Article
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Abstract
purposeBeetroot juice (BRJ) is considered an ergogenic aid with good to strong evidence for improving human performance in sport modalities with similar demands to rugby. However, most of the studies were realized in male athletes with limited evidence in female athletes. Thus, the aim of this study was to explore the acute ingestion of BRJ in female rugby players.
methodsFourteen semi-professional female rugby players (25.0 ± 3.7 years) belonging to a team from the First Spanish Female Rugby Division participated in this study. Participants were randomly divided into two groups that realized a neuromuscular battery after BRJ (140mL, 12.8 mmol NO
resultsStatistically significant improvements were observed in CMJ (7.7%;
conclusionsBRJ ingestion could improve neuromuscular performance in the CMJ test, while no differences in sprint (10-m and 30-m sprint test), agility, isometric handgrip strength and endurance performance (i.e., Bronco test) were reported.
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