Influence of Beetroot Supplementation on Oxygen Muscle Saturation of Semi-Professional Soccer Players Following a Repeated Sprint Test

Dietary nitrates have hemodynamic and metabolic effects on the body. This study aimed to investigate nitrate intake's effect on quadricep muscle oxygen saturation (StO2) of semi-professional soccer players during a repeated speed test (RSA). In a randomized, crossover design, 10 semi-profession...

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Main Author: Yiannis Michailidis
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Language:English
Published: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego 2023-01-01
Series:Central European Journal of Sport Sciences and Medicine
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Online Access:https://wnus.usz.edu.pl/cejssm/en/issue/1287/article/20336/
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description Dietary nitrates have hemodynamic and metabolic effects on the body. This study aimed to investigate nitrate intake's effect on quadricep muscle oxygen saturation (StO2) of semi-professional soccer players during a repeated speed test (RSA). In a randomized, crossover design, 10 semi-professional soccer men players (21.3 ± 0.9yrs) performed two conditions: In one they consumed a nitrate-rich concentrated beetroot juice (250 mL/150 mg of NO3−) and in the other a placebo, 2h before a repeated sprint test. StO2 of the right vastus lateralis muscle was measured by near-infrared spectroscopy. A paired samples t-test was used to compute any differences in the subjects’ performance on the StO2 and on RSA test. The level of significance was set at p < 0.05. The supplementation of nitrates limited the decrease in muscle oxygenation during the six sprints of RSA test (p < 0.001) and also, there seemed to be a tendency for limited the decrement of performance on RSA test (t = -1.586, p = 0.157, η2 = 0.218). In conclusion, acute nitrate supplementation reduces the decrement of muscle oxygenation during exercise with repeated sprints and leads to a tendency of fatigue resistance during repeated sprints under controlled situations. Nitrate supplementation may have an ergogenic effect during exercise with repeated sprints via the higher muscle oxygenation.
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spelling doaj.art-d6edcafc2adb45349b3199a7259600522023-09-18T07:54:11ZengWydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu SzczecińskiegoCentral European Journal of Sport Sciences and Medicine2300-97052023-01-014210.18276/cej.2023.2-05Influence of Beetroot Supplementation on Oxygen Muscle Saturation of Semi-Professional Soccer Players Following a Repeated Sprint TestYiannis Michailidis0Laboratory of Evaluation of Human Biological Performance, Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GreeceDietary nitrates have hemodynamic and metabolic effects on the body. This study aimed to investigate nitrate intake's effect on quadricep muscle oxygen saturation (StO2) of semi-professional soccer players during a repeated speed test (RSA). In a randomized, crossover design, 10 semi-professional soccer men players (21.3 ± 0.9yrs) performed two conditions: In one they consumed a nitrate-rich concentrated beetroot juice (250 mL/150 mg of NO3−) and in the other a placebo, 2h before a repeated sprint test. StO2 of the right vastus lateralis muscle was measured by near-infrared spectroscopy. A paired samples t-test was used to compute any differences in the subjects’ performance on the StO2 and on RSA test. The level of significance was set at p < 0.05. The supplementation of nitrates limited the decrease in muscle oxygenation during the six sprints of RSA test (p < 0.001) and also, there seemed to be a tendency for limited the decrement of performance on RSA test (t = -1.586, p = 0.157, η2 = 0.218). In conclusion, acute nitrate supplementation reduces the decrement of muscle oxygenation during exercise with repeated sprints and leads to a tendency of fatigue resistance during repeated sprints under controlled situations. Nitrate supplementation may have an ergogenic effect during exercise with repeated sprints via the higher muscle oxygenation.https://wnus.usz.edu.pl/cejssm/en/issue/1287/article/20336/nitratesrepeated sprint abilityNIRSmuscle oxygenation
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Influence of Beetroot Supplementation on Oxygen Muscle Saturation of Semi-Professional Soccer Players Following a Repeated Sprint Test
Central European Journal of Sport Sciences and Medicine
nitrates
repeated sprint ability
NIRS
muscle oxygenation
title Influence of Beetroot Supplementation on Oxygen Muscle Saturation of Semi-Professional Soccer Players Following a Repeated Sprint Test
title_full Influence of Beetroot Supplementation on Oxygen Muscle Saturation of Semi-Professional Soccer Players Following a Repeated Sprint Test
title_fullStr Influence of Beetroot Supplementation on Oxygen Muscle Saturation of Semi-Professional Soccer Players Following a Repeated Sprint Test
title_full_unstemmed Influence of Beetroot Supplementation on Oxygen Muscle Saturation of Semi-Professional Soccer Players Following a Repeated Sprint Test
title_short Influence of Beetroot Supplementation on Oxygen Muscle Saturation of Semi-Professional Soccer Players Following a Repeated Sprint Test
title_sort influence of beetroot supplementation on oxygen muscle saturation of semi professional soccer players following a repeated sprint test
topic nitrates
repeated sprint ability
NIRS
muscle oxygenation
url https://wnus.usz.edu.pl/cejssm/en/issue/1287/article/20336/
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