[johnnysnow]

Posted link goes to a two and a half minute audio playback interviewing two scientists doing beetroot juice research on it's protective effects on the heart. Some more detailed information on this can be found on one of the interviewee's pages here: https://www.qmul.ac.uk/whri/people/academic-staff/items/ahlu...

Aside from this, there's some really great research out there that shows a small performance boosting affect for strength training under peak conditions. Some research relating to that can be found here: https://www.biolayne.com/articles/nutrition/beetroot-juice-s...

In terms of anecdotal evidence, I'll drink a serving about 20 minutes before going for a new one rep max on one of the power three (squat, deadlift, bench press), do a little light cardio to get it in to circulation, and have had good results. Some of that is going to be placebo, the belief that it will do that, however, I derive that belief from the evidence presented that something is going on in some beneficial capacity.