07.28.11
New research presented and published at the 2011 American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting and World Conference showed CherryFlex, a tart cherry whole fruit gel from Underwood Fruit (Traverse City, MI), significantly altered muscle soreness following strenuous exercise.
The study is the second and larger double-blind, cross-over study conducted by Winona State University in Minnesota on CherryFlex, the proprietary Montmorency red tart cherry product made from whole fruit.
Nineteen college-aged male students participated in the study, with all subjects completing both a placebo and CherryFlex supplementation. The study participants performed five sets of 10 maximal eccentric contractions of the elbow flexor immediately after ingestion of the tart cherry gel or placebo. Both the supplement and placebo were also ingested for five days after the strenuous exercise period.
Study results demonstrated an acute analgesic effect decreasing muscle tenderness and discomfort perception after subjects ingested the tart cherry supplement. The current study differed from a similar study completed two years ago. The most recent study investigated the acute effects of CherryFlex with subjects ingesting supplement immediately before strenuous exercise, whereas the previous study investigated chronic effect with subjects ingesting the supplement for 16 days prior to the strenuous bout of exercise. For further information: www.cherryflex.com
The study is the second and larger double-blind, cross-over study conducted by Winona State University in Minnesota on CherryFlex, the proprietary Montmorency red tart cherry product made from whole fruit.
Nineteen college-aged male students participated in the study, with all subjects completing both a placebo and CherryFlex supplementation. The study participants performed five sets of 10 maximal eccentric contractions of the elbow flexor immediately after ingestion of the tart cherry gel or placebo. Both the supplement and placebo were also ingested for five days after the strenuous exercise period.
Study results demonstrated an acute analgesic effect decreasing muscle tenderness and discomfort perception after subjects ingested the tart cherry supplement. The current study differed from a similar study completed two years ago. The most recent study investigated the acute effects of CherryFlex with subjects ingesting supplement immediately before strenuous exercise, whereas the previous study investigated chronic effect with subjects ingesting the supplement for 16 days prior to the strenuous bout of exercise. For further information: www.cherryflex.com