--- title: Olympic Athletes are Juicing... Beetroot that is description: In a blog post that can be found on the NY Time's website, a study shows beetroot juice is having a positive affect on athletes performances at the Olympics. image: https://h4h-2018-production.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/legacy/blog/post/header_image/60/haymakersforhope.jpg --- [Donate](https://donate.haymakersforhope.org/general_donation) [![Hay Makers For hope](https://blog.haymakersforhope.org/hubfs/Haymakers_June2018/Images/logo.svg "Hay Makers For hope")](https://haymakersforhope.org/) - [Donate](https://donate.haymakersforhope.org/general_donation) - [Home](https://haymakersforhope.org/#home) - [Fight](https://haymakersforhope.org/#fight) - [Events](https://haymakersforhope.org/#events) - [News](https://haymakersforhope.org/#news) - [Shop](https://haymakersforhope.org/#shop) - [Fighter Log In](https://haymakersforhope.org/user/login) - [Home](https://haymakersforhope.org/#home) - [Fight](https://haymakersforhope.org/#fight) - [Events](https://haymakersforhope.org/#events) - [News](https://haymakersforhope.org/#news) - [Shop](https://haymakersforhope.org/#shop) [Back to blog](https://blog.haymakersforhope.org) # Olympic Athletes are Juicing... Beetroot that is ## Friday, August 10 2012 --- In a blog post that can be found on the NY Time's website, a study shows beetroot juice is having a positive affect on athletes performances at the Olympics. The exact affect of the juice is unknown, but athletes that have been drinking it before competition have seen an increase in what they can do. However, it seems that the beetroot juice only has an affect on sports where you need explosive movements. There is no evidence that athletes who have tried beetroot juice for long distance running for example, have seen an increase in their performance. This is an extremely interesting discovery if the juice actually does increase athletic abilities. To read the complete blog post: [Click Here](http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/08/looking-for-fitness-in-a-glass-of-juice/?ref=health) [View Previous Article](https://blog.haymakersforhope.org/2012/08/09/grapefruit-can-reduce-the-cost-of-cancer-care) [View Next Article](https://blog.haymakersforhope.org/2012/08/15/visits-to-mendez-boxing-and-trinity-boxing) Haymakers for Hope © 2018 - [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/user/Haymakers4Hope) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/haymakers4hope/) - [Twitter](https://twitter.com/haymakers4hope) - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/haymakers4hope) [Legal Terms](https://haymakersforhope.org/page/privacy-policy) 501 Boylston St. 10th Fl. Boston, MA 02116 [info@haymakersforhope.org](mailto:info@haymakersforhope.org)