Dietary nitrate improves sprint performance and cognitive function during prolonged intermittent exercise.
Eur J Appl Physiol
; 115(9): 1825-34, 2015 Sep.
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ABSTRACT
UNLABELLED It is possible that dietary nitrate (NO3 (-)) supplementation may improve both physical and cognitive performance via its influence on blood flow and cellular energetics. PURPOSE:
To investigate the effects of dietary NO3 (-) supplementation on exercise performance and cognitive function during a prolonged intermittent sprint test (IST) protocol, which was designed to reflect typical work patterns during team sports.METHODS:
In a double-blind randomised crossover study, 16 male team-sport players received NO3 (-)-rich (BR; 140 mL day(-1); 12.8 mmol of NO3 (-)), and NO3 (-)-depleted (PL; 140 mL day(-1); 0.08 mmol NO3 (-)) beetroot juice for 7 days. On day 7 of supplementation, subjects completed the IST (two 40-min "halves" of repeated 2-min blocks consisting of a 6-s "all-out" sprint, 100-s active recovery and 20 s of rest), on a cycle ergometer during which cognitive tasks were simultaneously performed.RESULTS:
Total work done during the sprints of the IST was greater in BR (123 ± 19 kJ) compared to PL (119 ± 17 kJ; P < 0.05). Reaction time of response to the cognitive tasks in the second half of the IST was improved in BR compared to PL (BR first half 820 ± 96 vs. second half 817 ± 86 ms; PL first half 824 ± 114 vs. second half 847 ± 118 ms; P < 0.05). There was no difference in response accuracy.CONCLUSIONS:
These findings suggest that dietary NO3 (-) enhances repeated sprint performance and may attenuate the decline in cognitive function (and specifically reaction time) that may occur during prolonged intermittent exercise.
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Assunto principal:
Corrida
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Exercício Físico
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Cognição
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Suplementos Nutricionais
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Desempenho Atlético
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Nitratos
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Eur J Appl Physiol
Assunto da revista:
FISIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Reino Unido