Recovery post exercise
Conditions
Interventions
The present study was conducted as a crossover, double blind, randomized and controlled by placebo trial. The participants were submitted to a familiarization session which consisted in an 1RM test in
1 minute interval between repetitions
2 minute interval between exercises). After randomization, participants were invited to engage in another 2 sessions, one preceded by the ingestion of nitrate (beetroot juice) and another preceded by
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Sponsors
Universidade de São Paulo
Escola de Educação Física e Esporte da Universidade de São Paulo
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Age
18 Years to 35 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Males; adult; 6 months of uninterrupted experience in strength training
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: neuromuscular disorders
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| One hopes to find significant mean difference on the number of repetitions through 6 sets at 80% of 1RM, for bench and leg press, between placebo and supplemented conditions. This will be assessed through multiples sets test | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| One hopes to find significant mean difference on power, for bench and leg press, through 6 sets at 80% of 1RM, between placebo and supplemented conditions. This will be assessed through multiples sets test and the use of an encoder to assess movement velocity | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactEmerson Franchini
Escola de Educação Física e Esporte da Universidade de São Paulo
Outcome results
None listed