PMID- 35055584
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20220228
LR  - 20220228
IS  - 1660-4601 (Electronic)
IS  - 1661-7827 (Print)
IS  - 1660-4601 (Linking)
VI  - 19
IP  - 2
DP  - 2022 Jan 11
TI  - The Effects of Dietary Nitrate Supplementation on Explosive Exercise Performance: 
      A Systematic Review.
LID - 10.3390/ijerph19020762 [doi]
LID - 762
AB  - Dietary nitrate supplementation is evidenced to induce physiological effects on 
      skeletal muscle function in fast-twitch muscle fibers and may enhance 
      high-intensity exercise performance. An important component of sport-specific 
      skills is the ability to perform explosive movements; however, it is unclear if 
      nitrate supplementation can impact explosive efforts. We examined the existing 
      evidence to determine whether nitrate supplementation improves explosive efforts 
      lasting </= 6 s. PubMed, Scopus and Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) were 
      searched for articles using the following search strategy: (nitrate OR nitrite OR 
      beetroot) AND (supplement OR supplementation) AND (explosive OR power OR high 
      intensity OR high-intensity OR sprint* OR "athletic performance"). Out of 810 
      studies, 18 were eligible according to inclusion criteria. Results showed that 4 
      of the 10 sprint-type studies observed improved sprint time, power output, and 
      total work in cycling or running, whereas 4 of the 10 resistance-based exercise 
      studies observed improvements to power and velocity of free-weight bench press as 
      well as isokinetic knee extension and flexion at certain angular velocities. 
      These results suggest that nitrate potentially improves explosive exercise 
      performance, but further work is required to clarify the factors influencing the 
      efficacy of nitrate in different exercise modalities.
FAU - Tan, Rachel
AU  - Tan R
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-8669-168X
AD  - Faculty of Sports Medicine, Natural Sciences Division, Pepperdine University, 
      Malibu, CA 90263, USA.
FAU - Cano, Leire
AU  - Cano L
AD  - Independent Researcher, 48991 Getxo, Spain.
FAU - Lago-Rodriguez, Angel
AU  - Lago-Rodriguez A
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2942-5462
AD  - Movement, Brain and Health Group, Center of Higher Education Alberta Gimenez, 
      07013 Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
FAU - Dominguez, Raul
AU  - Dominguez R
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-6891-391X
AD  - Departamento de Motricidad Humana y Rendimiento, Universidad de Sevilla, 41013 
      Sevilla, Spain.
AD  - Studies Research Group in Neuromuscular Responses (GEPREN), University of Lavras, 
      Lavras 37200-000, Brazil.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Review
PT  - Systematic Review
DEP - 20220111
PL  - Switzerland
TA  - Int J Environ Res Public Health
JT  - International journal of environmental research and public health
JID - 101238455
RN  - 0 (Explosive Agents)
RN  - 0 (Nitrates)
RN  - 0 (Nitrites)
SB  - IM
MH  - *Athletic Performance/physiology
MH  - Dietary Supplements
MH  - Double-Blind Method
MH  - *Explosive Agents
MH  - Nitrates
MH  - Nitrites
PMC - PMC8775572
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - beetroot juice
OT  - ergogenic aid
OT  - muscle
OT  - nitric oxide
OT  - power
OT  - sports nutrition
COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest.
EDAT- 2022/01/22 06:00
MHDA- 2022/03/01 06:00
PMCR- 2022/01/11
CRDT- 2022/01/21 01:11
PHST- 2021/09/29 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2022/01/03 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2022/01/04 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2022/01/21 01:11 [entrez]
PHST- 2022/01/22 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2022/03/01 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2022/01/11 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - ijerph19020762 [pii]
AID - ijerph-19-00762 [pii]
AID - 10.3390/ijerph19020762 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Jan 11;19(2):762. doi: 
      10.3390/ijerph19020762.