Tart Cherry Juice: No Effect on Muscle Function Loss or Muscle Soreness in Professional Soccer Players After a Match
Abbott W, Brashill C, Brett A, Clifford T
Published in Int J Sports Physiol Perform, Vol. 15 (2), pp. 249-254
Methodology
Double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover trial in 10 professional soccer players who took 2 x 30 mL tart cherry juice or an isocaloric control before and after a 90-minute match and at 12 and 36 hours.
Key Findings
Jump height (P = .966), reactive strength index (P = .097), muscle soreness (P = .808) and well-being did not differ between tart cherry and control.
Conclusions
Tart cherry juice did not hasten recovery after a soccer match in professional players.
Limitations
Only 10 players; match loads can vary between crossover arms.
Supplements Studied
TCJ did not hasten recovery after a soccer match in professional players
Outcomes Measured
TCJ did not hasten recovery after a soccer match in professional players
Muscle soreness increased 12- to 60-hour postmatch in both groups
Study Details
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