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Succo di barbabietola e allenamento BFR: la forza resta invariata, il salto sotto affaticamento migliora

BY DR. GYMBRO ·

Molti credono che combinare il succo di barbabietola con l’allenamento a restrizione del flusso sanguigno (BFR) aumenti la forza. Uno studio randomizzato, in doppio cieco, ha invece mostrato che la forza è cresciuta in entrambi i gruppi, mentre solo chi ha assunto il succo ha registrato un miglioramento significativo dell’altezza del salto verticale quando era affaticato. Sono stati usati 8 mmol di nitrato al giorno, una settimana di fase di caricamento e quattro settimane di programma BFR. Scopri il protocollo, a chi può interessare, a chi conviene evitarlo e perché i risultati di uno studio su 20 persone vanno interpretati con cautela.

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