Effects of a Tart Cherry Supplement on Recovery from Exhaustive Exercise
The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of a tart cherry supplement on recovery from exercise-induced muscle damage. Seventeen recreationally active women (mean age ± SD = 22.2 ± 3.3 years, height = 162.0 ± 6.0 cm, body mass = 65.1 ± 11.1 kg, BMI = 24.7 ± 3.5 kg·m<sup>2</sup>...
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| description | The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of a tart cherry supplement on recovery from exercise-induced muscle damage. Seventeen recreationally active women (mean age ± SD = 22.2 ± 3.3 years, height = 162.0 ± 6.0 cm, body mass = 65.1 ± 11.1 kg, BMI = 24.7 ± 3.5 kg·m<sup>2</sup>) supplemented with 1000 mg of concentrated tart cherry or a placebo for eight consecutive days. An overload protocol of 8 sets of 10 repetitions of maximal effort concentric and eccentric muscle actions of the leg extensors at a velocity of 60<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mo>°</mo><mo>·</mo><msup><mi mathvariant="normal">s</mi><mrow><mo>−</mo><mn>1</mn></mrow></msup></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> was performed on the fourth day of supplementation. Testing sessions consisted of a muscle function test (MFT) to examine pre- and post-testing peak torque, peak power, total work, time-to-peak torque, mean power, muscle activation of the quadriceps, and muscle soreness at baseline and post-testing at 0 h, 24 h, 48 h, and 72 h. A second trial of testing was repeated two weeks later using the opposite supplement to the one assigned for the first trial. No significant interaction for time × condition × velocity (<i>p</i> = 0.916) and no significant main effect for condition (<i>p</i> = 0.557) were demonstrated for peak torque. However, there were main effects for time and velocity for concentric quadriceps peak torque (<i>p</i> < 0.001). For muscle soreness, there was no two-way interaction for time x condition (<i>p</i> > 0.05) and no main effect for condition (<i>p</i> > 0.05), but there was a main effect for time (<i>p</i> < 0.001). In conclusion, a tart cherry supplement did not attenuate losses in isokinetic muscle peak torque, peak power, total work, time-to-peak torque, muscle soreness, or quadriceps muscle activation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e4ff9caa2ee64051aa33362f40d90c062023-11-19T11:24:14ZengMDPI AGJournal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology2411-51422023-08-018312110.3390/jfmk8030121Effects of a Tart Cherry Supplement on Recovery from Exhaustive ExerciseDolores G. Ortega0Jared W. Coburn1Andrew J. Galpin2Pablo B. Costa3Exercise Physiology Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology, California State University, Fullerton, CA 92831, USAExercise Physiology Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology, California State University, Fullerton, CA 92831, USAExercise Physiology Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology, California State University, Fullerton, CA 92831, USAExercise Physiology Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology, California State University, Fullerton, CA 92831, USAThe aim of this study was to investigate the effects of a tart cherry supplement on recovery from exercise-induced muscle damage. Seventeen recreationally active women (mean age ± SD = 22.2 ± 3.3 years, height = 162.0 ± 6.0 cm, body mass = 65.1 ± 11.1 kg, BMI = 24.7 ± 3.5 kg·m<sup>2</sup>) supplemented with 1000 mg of concentrated tart cherry or a placebo for eight consecutive days. An overload protocol of 8 sets of 10 repetitions of maximal effort concentric and eccentric muscle actions of the leg extensors at a velocity of 60<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mo>°</mo><mo>·</mo><msup><mi mathvariant="normal">s</mi><mrow><mo>−</mo><mn>1</mn></mrow></msup></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> was performed on the fourth day of supplementation. Testing sessions consisted of a muscle function test (MFT) to examine pre- and post-testing peak torque, peak power, total work, time-to-peak torque, mean power, muscle activation of the quadriceps, and muscle soreness at baseline and post-testing at 0 h, 24 h, 48 h, and 72 h. A second trial of testing was repeated two weeks later using the opposite supplement to the one assigned for the first trial. No significant interaction for time × condition × velocity (<i>p</i> = 0.916) and no significant main effect for condition (<i>p</i> = 0.557) were demonstrated for peak torque. However, there were main effects for time and velocity for concentric quadriceps peak torque (<i>p</i> < 0.001). For muscle soreness, there was no two-way interaction for time x condition (<i>p</i> > 0.05) and no main effect for condition (<i>p</i> > 0.05), but there was a main effect for time (<i>p</i> < 0.001). In conclusion, a tart cherry supplement did not attenuate losses in isokinetic muscle peak torque, peak power, total work, time-to-peak torque, muscle soreness, or quadriceps muscle activation.https://www.mdpi.com/2411-5142/8/3/121polyphenolsantioxidantsmuscle sorenessmuscle functionrecoveryresistance exercise |
| spellingShingle | Dolores G. Ortega Jared W. Coburn Andrew J. Galpin Pablo B. Costa Effects of a Tart Cherry Supplement on Recovery from Exhaustive Exercise Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology polyphenols antioxidants muscle soreness muscle function recovery resistance exercise |
| title | Effects of a Tart Cherry Supplement on Recovery from Exhaustive Exercise |
| title_full | Effects of a Tart Cherry Supplement on Recovery from Exhaustive Exercise |
| title_fullStr | Effects of a Tart Cherry Supplement on Recovery from Exhaustive Exercise |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of a Tart Cherry Supplement on Recovery from Exhaustive Exercise |
| title_short | Effects of a Tart Cherry Supplement on Recovery from Exhaustive Exercise |
| title_sort | effects of a tart cherry supplement on recovery from exhaustive exercise |
| topic | polyphenols antioxidants muscle soreness muscle function recovery resistance exercise |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2411-5142/8/3/121 |
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