Beetroot Juice on Fatigue/Performance in Exercise

KIN 3250
BY: Jordan, Sarah, Carlee & Salima

Background
Nitrates: therapeutic
applications (Butler et al.,
2008)

Nitric oxide (NO)Multiple methods of

production (Lundberg et al.,
2008)

L-Arginine-NOSNO pathway
Nitrate-Nitrite-NO
pathway
Jones et al., 2014

Background
Dietary nitrate
dependent on
commensal
bacteria (Duncan et
al., 1995; Govoni et al., 2008).

Rapidly
available
following
ingestion

(Webb et

al., 2008)

Webb et al., 2008

Hoon,
2013

TimeArguably
to Exhaustion
vs Time
time trials
Trial
Performance
are
more
appropriate markers
of athletic
performance
Thus time trials are
used to predict
performance

mak et al., 2012 & Lansley et al., 2011

Dietary&
Nitrate
in
Acute
Chronic

500 ml of beetroot
juice has proven to
increase nitrite
concentrations
Examples of studies
NO3
supplementation
have been three
times daily for two
days, three days, six
days, two hours and
2.5 hours prior to
exercise

Bond et al., 2012

Hoon et al., 2013

Beetroot Juice

Performance

There is some evidence to support the idea

that beetroot juice can increase performance
in athletes
In the following areas:
Cycling
Rowing
Kayaking
Sprinting

A randomized double blinded crossover design

was used
Subjects: nine competitive male cycling athletes
Dosage: subjects consumed 0.5L of beetroot juice
(6.2 mmol nitrate) or placebo 2.75 hours before
each TT
Equipment: A computrainer cycle ergometry
system
Exercise: 4 km & 16.1 km TT, 48-72 hour washout
period between trails
Lansley et al., 2011

Results
16km

Lansley et al., 201

4km

Subjects: 20 Trained Male Cyclists

Dosage: 140 ml of beet root juice (8.7
mmol NO3) or placebo 2.5 h before a 1
hour cycling time trial
Double blind repeated measures
crossover design

Cermak et al., 2012

Results

Cermak et al., 2012

Results

Cermak et al., 2012

No Change with
Beet Root
Supplementation

No difference in mean power output in intermittent

sprints to exhaustion with 16 moderately trained
recreational athletes (Martin et al ,2014)

Increase in Plasma Nirate but no difference in VO2 or

in 1500m Time Trial Performance in 8 trained male
runners (Boorsma et al,2014)

No statistically significant improvement in 50 mile

Time Trial performance in 8 well trained male cyclists
(Wilkerson et al, 2014 )

Potential
mechanisms:
Mitochondrial
targets

Larsen et al., 2011

Potential
mechanisms:
Contractile
efficiency

Bailey et al., 2010

Potential mechanisms:
Type 2 muscle fibers

Ferguson et al., 2015

Ferguson et al., 2013

Potential mechanisms: Type

1 and/or 2 muscle fibers?

Bailey et al., 2014

Bentley et al., 2014

Responders and Non

Responders
Potential factors:
Changes in plasma
nitrate (Wilkerson et al., 2012)
Basal NO2
concentrations (Poveda et al.,
1997)

Vascular adaptations
and hypoxia resistance
(Jensen et al., 2004)

Muscle fiber type

(Tesch et al.,

1985; Ferguson et al., 2015)

NOS pathway
adaptations (McConnell et al.,
2007)

Chewing gum/Mouth
wash use (Govoni et al., 2008)

Wilkerson et al., 2012

Should we
recommend
Beetroot Juice?

What are your thoughts?

ight we recommend beetroot to some people and not others

In Conclusion
STUDIES

Bond,2012
Boorsma,201
4
Cermak,2012
Lansley,
2011

IMPROVEME
T IN TIME
TRIAL
PERFORMA
NCE

X
X

Martin, 2014

Peeling, 2014

Thompson,20

Responders vs.
NonResponders

Want more resources

to learn about
Beetroot Juice?

Check out this link:

http://www.todaysdietitian.com/newarchives/0206
12p48.shtml
Read and answer questions: 1-5 & 10

Thank you!

- Carlee, Jordan, Salima &

Sarah

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