Discrete physiological effects of beetroot juice and potassium nitrate supplementation following 4-wk sprint interval training

C Thompson, A Vanhatalo, S Kadach, LJ Wylie, J Fulford, SK Ferguson, JR Blackwell, SJ Bailey, AM Jones

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<jats:p> The physiological and exercise performance adaptations to sprint interval training (SIT) may be modified by dietary nitrate ([Formula: see text]) supplementation. However, it is possible that different types of [Formula: see text] supplementation evoke divergent physiological and performance adaptations to SIT. The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of 4-wk SIT with and without concurrent dietary [Formula: see text] supplementation administered as either [Formula: see text]-rich beetroot juice (BR) or potassium [Formula: see text] (KNO<jats:sub>3</jats:sub>). Thirty recreationally active subjects completed a battery of exercise tests before and after a 4-wk intervention in which they were allocated to one of three groups: 1) SIT undertaken without dietary [Formula: see text] supplementation (SIT); 2) SIT accompanied by concurrent BR supplementation (SIT + BR); or 3) SIT accompanied by concurrent KNO<jats:sub>3</jats:sub> supplementation (SIT + KNO<jats:sub>3</jats:sub>). During severe-intensity exercise, V̇o<jats:sub>2peak</jats:sub> and time to task failure were improved to a greater extent with SIT + BR than SIT and SIT + KNO<jats:sub>3</jats:sub> ( P &lt; 0.05). There was also a greater reduction in the accumulation of muscle lactate at 3 min of severe-intensity exercise in SIT + BR compared with SIT + KNO<jats:sub>3</jats:sub> ( P &lt; 0.05). Plasma [Formula: see text] concentration fell to a greater extent during severe-intensity exercise in SIT + BR compared with SIT and SIT + KNO<jats:sub>3</jats:sub> ( P &lt; 0.05). There were no differences between groups in the reduction in the muscle phosphocreatine recovery time constant from pre- to postintervention ( P &gt; 0.05). These findings indicate that 4-wk SIT with concurrent BR supplementation results in greater exercise capacity adaptations compared with SIT alone and SIT with concurrent KNO<jats:sub>3</jats:sub> supplementation. This may be the result of greater NO-mediated signaling in SIT + BR compared with SIT + KNO<jats:sub>3</jats:sub>. </jats:p><jats:p> NEW &amp; NOTEWORTHY We compared the influence of different forms of dietary nitrate supplementation on the physiological and performance adaptations to sprint interval training (SIT). Compared with SIT alone, supplementation with nitrate-rich beetroot juice, but not potassium [Formula: see text], enhanced some physiological adaptations to training. </jats:p>
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1519-1528
Number of pages0
JournalJournal of Applied Physiology
Volume124
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jun 2018

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