Beneficial Effects of New Zealand Blackcurrant Extract on Maximal Sprint Speed during the Loughborough Intermittent Shuttle Test

Synopsis: 

• Study assessed whether NZBC could help athletes maintain the performance of repeated maximal sprints in field sports, especially in latter stages of game
• Eight of 13 participants had higher running times to exhaustion after consuming CurraNZ
• Those participants who increased time to exhaustion did so by on average 15%
• NZBC intake allowed for better maintenance of the fastest sprint time during LIST
• Participants tolerated higher heart rate values and ran for longer at higher intensity
• Particpants showed reduced slowing of the fastest sprints at exhaustive stages