Effect of New Zealand Blackcurrant on Performance during the Running Based Anaerobic Sprint Test in Trained and Recreational Football Players
Effect of New Zealand Blackcurrant on Performance during the Running Based Anaerobic Sprint Test in Trained and Recreational Football Players
on December 09, 2016
Synopsis:
Study tested 600mg CurraNZ blackcurrant extract on 15 recreational and nine Professional Academy Youth football players to investigate whether blackcurrant extract would improve performance during repeated, high-intensity sprints
Blackcurrant had a clear effect on the trained players, who experienced less slowing in the sprint tests
Trained footballers had reduced slowing of sprint times, an effect not observed in the non-elite players
12 of the 24 players (including five of the nine Academy players) demonstrated a lower fatigue index by a combined absolute value of 12%, calculated on the change in maximum power to the slowest sprint
Trained footballers benefited more from New Zealand blackcurrant extract supplementation in exhaustive running test with long recovery times
