Beetroot juice widens blood vessels to boost oxygen flow to muscles. Athletes should drink a concentrated shot with 400 mg of nitrate 2-3 hours before competition for better endurance in sports like football, basketball, and track.
Beetroot juice for athletes. Who needs it and how much do you need? Spoiler alert, most athletes could benefit from beetroot juice. Comment the word juice below and I'll send you the one that I like. So who needs it? Have you guys ever tried to suck through one of those little hot chocolate straws and then you go and drink out of one of those big milkshake straws? Very different amount of liquid come through at once. That's what beetroot juice does. It goes from having your blood vessels be little and small straws to big straws that'll allow for more nutrients and more blood to flow through at once, which then increases your oxygen delivery to your muscles, which then increases your endurance and your stamina. Allows you as an athlete to have better endurance and stamina when you're playing your game. So any athlete that requires endurance— football, basketball, track, cross country— beetroot juice could be awesome for you. When you need to be taking it to actually see the benefits is 2 to 3 hours before your game or your race. You got to do it in that time window. The amount of beetroot juice that you need needs to contain 400mg of nitrate to actually allow those straws to open. So my favorite version that I recommend to athletes is actually a beetroot juice shot that, that is very small and is packed with the nitrates that you need. Come with the word juice below, and I'll send you the one that I like.
