Kelsey HigginsonSports Nutrition Coach and Founder at Clutch Day Coaching

This is an endurance unlock for athletes!

28 Jul 2026 · 1 min

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In this brief instructional segment, Kelsey Higginson advises athletes to consume a pre‑event snack consisting of beetroot juice, dried mangoes, and applesauce about two hours before a game or race. She explains that the carbohydrates from the dried mangoes and applesauce provide immediate fuel to prevent “hitting the wall,” while the nitrates in beetroot juice cause vasodilation, expanding blood vessels to increase blood flow and oxygen delivery to muscles. Together, these components are presented as a simple strategy to unlock higher endurance and stamina during competition.

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You won't believe this. If you pair beetroot juice with some dried mangoes and some applesauce 2 hours before your game or your race, you'll actually unlock a new level of endurance or stamina. Now quickly, carbs are going to give your body the ready-to-go fuel that it needs during your race or your game, and it's going to make it so that you don't hit the wall like other athletes do. Now beetroot juice is really cool because yes, it's going to give your body some extra carbohydrates along with these guys, but it actually has something called nitrates, which when you drink it, it's going to open up your blood vessels to be a little bit bigger to allow for more blood so more oxygen, to get to your muscles at once, which then improves endurance and stamina because your muscles need oxygen in order to go.