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Table 2 Mean (±SD) performance for Vertical Jump (VJ), Water Polo Intermittent Swim Test (WIST), Repeat Swim Test (RST) and 10 m sprint for the cherry juice and placebo condition on day 1 and day 7

From: Effect of tart cherry juice on recovery and next day performance in well-trained Water Polo players

Test variable

Cherry juice

Placebo

Day 1

Day 7

Day 1

Day 7

VJ

Absolute (cm)

149 ± 7

150 ± 6

149 ± 6

150 ± 6

Decimal

10.0 ± 2.2

9.5 ± 2.0

9.9 ± 1.2

9.2 ± 1.7

WIST

Distance (m)

655 ± 261

605 ± 239

643 ± 151

558 ± 203

BLa (mmol/L)

6.3 ± 1.8

4.2 ± 1.5a

5.2 ± 1.7

3.7 ± 1.4a

RST

Total time (s)

37.09 ± 1.92

36.76 ± 0.75

36.90 ± 0.78

37.07 ± 1.16

Deficit time (s)

1.54 ± 0.70

1.50 ± 0.44

1.52 ± 0.61

1.56 ± 0.48

Decrement (%)

4.34 ± 1.97

4.25 ± 1.29

4.31 ± 1.81

4.58 ± 1.50

BLa (mmol/L)

4.2 ± 1.7

3.4 ± 0.7a

3.6 ± 0.6

3.3 ± 0.8a

10 m Sprint

Total time (s)

5.56 ± 0.15

5.59 ± 0.22

5.48 ± 0.24

5.56 ± 0.15

  1. aSignificantly different to Day 1 of each trial