Athletes have long been experimenting with different methods and supplements to boost their performance.
A popular yet unspoken supplement comes from an unlikely root vegetable — Beetroot.
The juice from beets are packed with nitrates that some scientists and nutritionists believe could help an athlete win their next competition.
Can beetroot juice be described as the latest natural performance enhancer?
Brian Megans is a semi-pro cyclist, living in the Netherlands.
He believes that beetroot juice supplementation helps boost his acceleration in time trial races, and he sells fresh beet juice at the coffee shops he co-owns with his wife.
Beetroot juice is definitely not a miracle juice.
However, I'm convinced that it does help a little bit in sport performance and I think a lot of athletes that already give their max, they train max, they do everything to make sure the performance is as good.
Why not take a supplement that helps them even if it's just a little bit with it?
And I think that's why it's used by a lot of pro athletes.
