No improvement in endurance performance after a single dose of beetroot juice

International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 470-478

  Cermak, Naomi M ^a   Res, Peter ^a   Stinkens, Rudi ^a   Lundberg, Jon O ^b   Gibala, Martin J ^c   Van Loon, Luc J C ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cycling; Ergogenic aids; Nitrate; Time trial

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; NITRATE; NITRITE; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PERFORMANCE ENHANCING SUBSTANCE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BEETROOT; BEETROOT JUICE; BEVERAGE; BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; BLOOD SAMPLING; CYCLING; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE TEST; EXHAUSTION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MEAL; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PLANT PRODUCT; REST; SAMPLING; WORKLOAD; ANALYSIS; ATHLETE; BEET; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FOOD HANDLING; FRUIT AND VEGETABLE JUICE; NUTRITION; OSMOLARITY; PLANT ROOT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ATHLETES; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BETA VULGARIS; BICYCLING; BREAKFAST; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FOOD HANDLING; FRUIT AND VEGETABLE JUICES; HUMANS; MALE; NITRATES; NITRITES; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; PERFORMANCE-ENHANCING SUBSTANCES; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PLANT ROOTS; SPORTS NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870047936     PISSN: 1526484X     EISSN: 15432742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ijsnem.22.6.470     Document Type: Article

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