Drink Beetroot Juice To Supercharge Your Workouts
A double shot can help you push upto 15% harder
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When you think of workout supplements beetroots probably aren’t the first thing that spring to mind. This deep red veg has some benefits though which could help you train for longer and push your intensity higher.
It’s down to the naturally occurring nitrates in the veg. Other veg also have nitrates, mainly leafy greens like spinach, cabbage, rocket and broccoli. Beets, however, have them in higher concentrations.
In the body nitrates are converted to nitrites, some of which are then converted into nitric oxide. Nitric oxide is a cardiovascular signaller; it sends messages to little muscles in blood vessels and tells them to relax. This causes the vessels to widen (known as vasodilation) and therefore allows more blood to flow through them.
Blood carries oxygen to your muscles — this increase in blood flow from the vessels widening means more oxygen reaches them. This allows your muscles to work harder for the same amount of time or for longer at the same intensity.
The vasodilation from the raised levels of nitric oxide allow the body to exercise more efficiently…
