Stronger muscles in just 2 hours (before and after test)

When I was a kid, I used to love to watch Popeye cartoons. I marveled at how he would eat his spinach and gain super strength in just seconds.

Of course, real life doesn’t work that way. You need to do weight training for months to get stronger.

Or do you?

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine found a way to mimic Popeye’s results.

They knew that spinach boosts nitric oxide … and that nitric oxide boosts circulation and muscle strength. So they started testing different foods that boost nitric oxide.

And they found one that was so effective it amazed them.

The food that amazed them was beet juice. The researchers took a group of participants and gave them a strength test. Then they gave them beet juice and gave them the strength test again.

Result: In just 2 hours, the participants saw a 13% increase in strength in their leg muscles. That’s equivalent to the gains you would get after 3 months of weight training!

How could this possibly be? As I mentioned, beet juice boosts nitric oxide.

And nitric oxide boosts circulation … dilates blood vessels … and even boosts production of mitochondria! Mitochondria are the engines that drive cell energy. The more mitochondria you have in your muscles, the more strength you’re going to have.

So drinking beet juice is like an injection of energy straight into your muscles.

Is It Really That Effective?

Athletes around the world attest to the power of beet juice. And several other studies have confirmed its ability to supercharge your muscles.

One study found that consuming a concentrated beet juice increases the muscle speed and strength in healthy men and women.

Another study found that drinking beet juice prior to exercise lets you exercise up to 16% longer.

And a third study found that beet juice enhances bicyclists' ability to pedal to exhaustion by 15%.

But it gets even better. Not only does beet juice supercharge your muscles – it helps them heal faster too.

A study out of Northumbria University in England proved it. These researchers found that beets help your muscles recover faster after a tough workout.

The researchers in the study tested the effect of beet juice after a punishing workout. The workout consisted of “drop jumps.” Drop jumps are where you step onto a stool, step off, do a squat, and then jump up as high as you can.

The participants had to do 100 of these drop jumps. And, as you can imagine, they were incredibly sore afterward.

The researchers gave half these participants beet juice and the other half a placebo. Those who drank the beet juice didn’t have nearly as much soreness. And their soreness was gone much faster than those who drank the placebo. That means their muscles recovered faster.

Will It Work for You? Try This Test

There is a common strength test you can do. And don’t worry, I’m not going to make you do drop jumps!

To do this test, you’ll need a sturdy chair without arms, like a chair from your breakfast table. And you’ll need a way to time 30 seconds, such as a stopwatch or timer (which most smartphones have).

Start by sitting on the chair. Then place each hand across your chest on the opposite shoulder. Keep your feet flat on the floor, your back straight, and your arms against your chest. Start the stopwatch or timer and then rise to a full standing position and sit right back down. Do this as many times as you can for 30 seconds and record the result.

After you finish, drink a glass of beet juice. Then try the test again in a couple of hours and see how many you can do now.

By the way, this test is often used to test biological age. If you’re able to stand just two more times, you will have improved your biological age by one to five years!

I’d love to hear whether beet juice works for you. So please reply to this email and let me know.