How and when do I use it?

Recent studies have identified several situations in which exercise capacity or performance has been enhanced by the pre-exercise consumption of beetroot juice/nitrate: these include cycling and running events of 4-30 minutes duration² as well as intermittent exercise protocols designed to reflect the demands of team sports.³

• Supplementation may also be useful in supporting training, and perhaps also during exposure to hypoxic conditions e.g. altitude training.
• It is recommended that a 6-8 mmol (~350-500mg) nitrate dose is consumed 2-3 hours prior to the commencement of exercise or competition. Consuming 6-8 mmol of nitrate daily for several days prior to competition is another possible strategy⁷. As an example, an ingestion protocol used successfully amongst sprint kayakers includes the following, with athletes informed to avoid the use of mouthwashes as this can moderate conversion of nitrate to NO.
  • 1 x Beet It Sport shot am & pm for 3 days pre-race.
  • 2 x Beet It Sport shot 2.5 hrs pre-race.