Originally Posted by rsbob

Now that I have been taking it for awhile and wearing a HRM pre and during beet root, I am still hitting 170+ BPM but do not feel as winded and seem to recover from long climbs a bit better before the next. Without trying, I surprised myself by getting 5 fastest segment times on Strava for my age group today. In all fairness, two were downhill. Can’t imagine how good the times would be if I pushed myself. No way can I compete against the youngsters nor due I try. Placebo effect? Perhaps, but I’ll take it.

Nay sayers can read CarbonfiberBoy’s meta study.