Montmorency tart cherry ( Prunus cerasus L.) supplementation accelerates recovery from exercise‐induced muscle damage in females
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Tart Montmorency cherry concentrate (MC) has been reported to attenuate the symptoms of exercise-induced muscle damage (EIMD) and to accelerate exercise recovery, which has been attributed to its high anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. Although these data are promising, there are no data regarding exclusively female populations. Therefore, the aim of this investigation was to examine the efficacy of MC on recovery following EIMD in females. In a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, twenty physically active females (mean ± SD age 19 ± 1 y; stature 167 ± 6 cm; body mass 61.4 ± 5.7 kg) consumed MC or a placebo (PL) for eight days (30 mL twice per day). Following four days of supplementation, participants completed a repeated-sprint protocol and measures of muscle soreness (DOMS), pain pressure threshold (PPT), limb girth, flexibility, muscle function, and systemic indices of muscle damage and inflammation were collected pre, immediately post (0 h) and 24, 48 and 72 h post-exercise. Time effects were observed for all dependent variables (p < 0.05) except limb girth and high sensitivity C-reactive protein. Recovery of countermovement jump height was improved in the MC group compared to PL (p = 0.016). There was also a trend for lower DOMS (p = 0.070) and for higher PPT at the rectus femoris (p = 0.071) in the MC group. The data demonstrate that MC supplementation may be a practical nutritional intervention to help attenuate the symptoms of muscle damage and improve recovery on subsequent days in females.
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Supplementation with Montmorency cherry concentrate can reduce symptoms of muscle damage and improve post-exercise recovery on subsequent days in females.
“More recently, Brown et al. (2019) also reported that supplementation with Montmorency cherry concentrate can be considered as a practical nutritional intervention to reduce symptoms of muscle damage and improve post-exercise recovery on subsequent days in females [104].”
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- Authors
- Brown, M. A., Stevenson, E. J., & Howatson, G.
- Affiliations
- University of Gloucestershire (GB)
- Newcastle University (GB)
- North-West University (ZA)
- Corresponding author
- Brown, Meghan A.
- Venue
- European Journal of Sport Science
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2018-07-28
- Volume
- 19
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 95-102
- ISSN
- 1536-7290 (ISSN-L)
- 1746-1391
- OpenAlex
- W2884842852
- Cited by
- 65
- References
- 44
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- 2026: 7 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 23 · 2020: 10 · 2019: 4
- FWCI
- 7.91
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
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- Research Repository (University of Gloucestershire) (acceptedVersion)
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- Northumbria Research Link (Northumbria University) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Rehabilitation › Exercise and Physiological Responses
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Muscle metabolism and nutrition
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Orthopedics and Sports Medicine › Sports Performance and Training
- Keywords
- Montmorency cherry, sour cherry, exercise-induced muscle damage, post-exercise recovery, female athletes, dietary supplementation, delayed onset muscle soreness, pressure pain threshold, countermovement jump, muscle damage markers, inflammation, antioxidants, anti-inflammatory activity
- MeSH terms
- Prunus avium, C-Reactive Protein, Double-Blind Method, Female, Fruit, Humans, Inflammation, Exercise, Muscle, Skeletal, Dietary Supplements, Young Adult, Myalgia, Sports Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
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