Consuming beetroot juice before intense leg exercise does not lead to increased blood flow in the main artery of the thigh or swelling in the large thigh muscle during the exercise.

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Effects of Citrulline Malate and Beetroot Juice Supplementation on Blood Flow, Energy Metabolism, and Performance During Maximum Effort Leg Extension Exercise.

Randomized Controlled Trial

Human

2019 Sep

The study found that drinking beetroot juice didn't make the main leg artery flow more blood or cause the thigh muscle to swell more during intense leg exercises, even though it raised some chemicals in the blood. So, the juice didn't help with those specific effects.

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Effects of Citrulline Malate and Beetroot Juice Supplementation on Blood Flow, Energy Metabolism, and Performance During Maximum Effort Leg Extension Exercise.

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DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0000000000003286

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