Effect of dietary nitrate supplementation on tolerance to supramaximal intensity intermittent exercise

The effects of dietary nitrate supplementation on the adaptations to sprint interval training in previously untrained males

“…In the PLA group, the mean power produced 241 during S4 was lower than in S1-S3 during SS1 and SS9, and this decline was not observed in 242 either trials of the NIT group. These acute ergogenic effects of nitrate supplementation on 243 parameters of repeated supramaximal exercise are also reported elsewhere in the literature 9,10 .…”

Dietary Nitrate Supplementation Improves Sprint and High-Intensity Intermittent Running Performance

“…Several studies have investigated the effects of NO 3 -supplementation on high-intensity intermittent exercise performance but the results have been ambiguous, likely due to marked differences in test protocol and the dose and duration of NO 3 -supplementation (Aucouturier et al 2015;Bond et al 2012;Christensen et al 2013;Martin et al 2014;Muggeridge et al 2013; Thompson et al 2015;Wylie et al 2013;2016). In the present study, we observed a 3.9% improvement in the Yo-Yo IR1 test, which mimics the high-intensity running bouts of football match-play (Bangsbo et al 2008), after short-term NO 3 -supplementation.…”

Effects of Natural Nutritional Beverages on Anaerobic Exercise Performance

“…The beet juice group completed ~3.5% greater work than the placebo group (123 ± 19 kJ vs. 119 ± 17 kJ) across all sprints in the 80 min of exercise. As seen in other studies (Aucouturier et al, 2015;Martin, Smee, Thompson & Rattray, 2014;Thompson et al, 2015), the improved total work was not accompanied by any differences in mean total V̇O2 between the conditions (Thompson et al, 2015). vs. 15 ± 6), and less total work completed (49.2 ± 24.2 kJ vs. 57.8 ± 34 kJ).…”

“…Some trends emerge in the studies investigating NO3-'s effects on intermittent high intensity exercise. V̇O2 differences were not present (Aucouturier et al, 2015;Martin et al, 2014;Thompson et al, 2015) and improved exercise tolerance during high and supramaximal work occurred (Aucouturier et al, 2015;Bond et al, 2012;Thompson et al, 2015). Methodological differences were present among the studies, which could account for Martin et al's (2014) results showing decreased performance after NO3-supplementation.…”

“…The V̇O2 was not different between the conditions, but the microvascular red blood cell concentration in the working muscle was greater in the beet juice group, suggesting that this may play a role in dietary NO3-'s ergogenic effects during supramaximal exercise (Aucouturier et al, 2015). Thompson et al (2015) was also interested in NO3-supplementation's effects on intermittent exercise performance, and used a protocol specific to a team sports match.…”