Dietary nitrate ingested with and without pomegranate supplementation does not improve resistance exercise performance.

This study tested the hypothesis that co-ingesting nitrate (NO)-rich beetroot juice (BR) and pomegranate powder (POM) would enhance neuromuscular performance during vertical countermovement jumps, explosive kneeling countermovement push-ups, and back squats compared to BR ingestion alone. Fifteen recreationally-active males were assigned in a double-blind, randomized, crossover design, to supplement in 3 conditions: (1) NO-depleted beetroot juice (PL; 0.10 mmol NO) with two empty gelatin capsules; (2) NO-rich beetroot juice (BR; 11.