Seeking to improve performance in physical activities, many choose to consume beet juice. Thanks to the expressive results provided by it, it is common to want to know how it actually works. Therefore, a new study analyzed the behavior of a substance present in beetroot in the body and explained the process of muscle strengthening. Then check out the reviews.
Beet juice and muscle building
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Possessing nutrients capable of improving the functioning of the intestine, delaying aging and strengthening immunity, beetroot is one of the most complete foods that exist. Because of this, several researchers conducted studies with the aim of understanding where beets were needed in medicine. As a result, one of the results found was the positive effect of beetroot on the physical performance of those who drank its juice.
From then on, it became common to use beetroot juice as a pre-workout. Since those who consumed the drink obtained more expressive results. However, there was no detailed explanation for what happened. However, teams from the University of Exeter with the US National Institutes of Health
U.S found the reason why beet juice added to physical performance.Conversion of nitrate to nitric oxide
Because it has nitrate in its composition, beet juice, when ingested, takes the substance to the organism of those who consume it. Once present in the human organism, nitrate is transformed into nitric oxide, whose function is to circulate arterial blood throughout the body, reaching the muscles. With this, the body takes time to reach fatigue when exposed to training of varied intensities.
The activation of nitrate
The researchers selected ten people and analyzed the substance present in different parts of the body: saliva, blood, muscle and urine. In order to find the area where the nitrate was activated, the volunteers were instructed to exercise their leg muscles to the limit.
After consuming the juice, they waited an hour and then did an intense series of thigh muscle contraction exercises. After that, the data proved that the substance activates the muscles at the time of exercise. Due to this, the muscle strength of the volunteers received a considerable increase when compared to others who did not consume the beetroot juice.