Beetroot juice modulates physiological responses and accelerates recovery during the special judo performance: a randomized trial
Iskender Guler, Heidar Sajedi, Burcu Fidel, Erdi Kaya, Selahattin Akpınar, Davar Khodadadi, Ismail Laher, Mohammad Babaei · 2026
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Iskender Guler and co-authors tested whether beetroot juice speeds recovery in a standard judo fitness test, in a trial published in 2026. Forty athletes, elite and recreational, did the test twice, once after the juice and once after a placebo drink. Blood and tissue oxygen measures were taken around each bout.
The juice raised blood nitrate in both groups but did not add throws. It did ease the body's cost: heart rate after the test fell and tissue oxygen rebounded more, with bigger gains in the less trained group. Lactate also fell only in recreational athletes. Fitter athletes gained less overall. The authors say the juice helps recovery markers more than raw performance.
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| CREATOR | Iskender Guler, Heidar Sajedi, Burcu Fidel, Erdi Kaya, Selahattin Akpınar, Davar Khodadadi, Ismail Laher, Mohammad Babaei |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 48 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |