The goal of this clinical trial is to compare recovery and impact on acute adaptation conferred by the RBE following eccentric exercise in healthy, active participants.
The main questions it aimed to answer were whether 7 day supplementation with Vistula tart cherries attenuated:
* muscle function
* inflammation
* soreness
Participants will either consume a spray-dried tart cherry supplement or a calorie-matched placebo-control for 7 days, and complete two bouts of eccentric exercise to the elbow flexors. Participants will perform functional tests, be assessed for their perceptual recovery and markers of inflammation and muscle damage via:
* maximal voluntary contractions
* visual analog scales to assess soreness
* blood samples