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19.11.2022 | Original Contribution

Beetroot juice ingestion does not improve neuromuscular performance and match-play demands in elite female hockey players: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

verfasst von: Álvaro López-Samanes, Alberto Pérez-Lopez, Esther Morencos, Alejandro Muñoz, Adriaan Kühn, Violeta Sánchez-Migallón, Víctor Moreno-Pérez, Pablo González-Frutos, Anna Bach-Faig, Justin Roberts, Raúl Domínguez

Erschienen in: European Journal of Nutrition | Ausgabe 3/2023

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Abstract

Purpose

Beetroot juice is a dietary supplement that contains high levels of inorganic nitrate (NO_3-) and that its intake has proven effective at increasing blood nitric oxide (NO) concentrations improving endurance performance. However, the effect of this supplement in team sport performance, especially in female athletes, has been barely studied. This study aimed to compare the acute effects of beetroot juice supplementation on neuromuscular performance and match-play demands in elite female field hockey players.

Methods

Eleven elite female hockey players (22.8 ± 5.1 years) belonging to a bronze team medal in Eurohockey Club Champions Cup participated in this study. Participants were randomly divided into two groups undergoing a test battery with beetroot juice (70 mL, 6.4 mmol NO₃⁻) or placebo (70 mL, 0.04 mmol NO₃⁻) in two different days with one week between protocols. The neuromuscular test battery consisted of a countermovement jump, isometric handgrip strength (i.e., dominant hand), 20 m-sprint and repeated sprint ability test (RSA). Afterward, a simulated hockey match play (2 × 12.5 min) was performed and recorded by Global Positioning System (GPS).

Results

No statistically significant improvements were observed in any physical parameters analysed comparing beetroot juice compared to placebo ingestion, countermovement jump (p = 0.776, ES = 0.16), isometric handgrip strength (p = 0.829; ES = – 0.08), 20 m sprint test (p = 0.227; ES = – 0.23), mean repeated sprint ability (p = 0.955, ES = 0.03) and in any physical match demands measured by GPS (p = 0.243–1.000; ES = 0.02–0.47).

Conclusion

Acute beetroot juice supplementation did not produce any statistically significant improvement in neuromuscular performance or match-play demands in elite female field hockey players.

Trial registration

The study was registered in ClinicalTrials.gov with the following ID: NCT05209139. The study was retrospectively registered by 26 January 2022.

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Titel: Beetroot juice ingestion does not improve neuromuscular performance and match-play demands in elite female hockey players: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study
verfasst von: Álvaro López-Samanes
Alberto Pérez-Lopez
Esther Morencos
Alejandro Muñoz
Adriaan Kühn
Violeta Sánchez-Migallón
Víctor Moreno-Pérez
Pablo González-Frutos
Anna Bach-Faig
Justin Roberts
Raúl Domínguez
Publikationsdatum: 19.11.2022
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in: European Journal of Nutrition / Ausgabe 3/2023
Print ISSN: 1436-6207
Elektronische ISSN: 1436-6215
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-022-03052-1

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