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Thirty-six non-resistance trained men (age 24.0 (Interquartile Range (IQR) 22.0, 33.0) years, body mass index (BMI) 25.6 \u00b1 4.0 kg\u00b7m\u22122) were randomly allocated to consume 2 \u00d7 250 mL of: TC, POM, or an energy-matched fruit-flavored placebo drink twice daily for nine days. On day 5, participants undertook eccentric exercise of the elbow flexors of their non-dominant arm. Pre-exercise, immediately post-exercise, and at 24 h, 48 h, 72 h and 96 h post-exercise, maximal isometric voluntary contraction (MIVC), delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS), creatine kinase (CK), and range of motion (ROM) were measured. The exercise protocol induced significant decreases in MIVC (p &lt; 0.001; max decrease of 26.8%, 24 h post-exercise) and ROM (p = 0.001; max decrease of 6.8%, 72 h post-exercise) and significant increases in CK (p = 0.03; max increase 1385 U\u00b7L\u22121, 96 h post-exercise) and DOMS (p &lt; 0.001; max increase of 26.9 mm, 48 h post-exercise). However, there were no statistically significant differences between treatment groups (main effect of group p &gt; 0.05 or group x time interaction p &gt; 0.05). These data suggest that in non-resistance trained men, neither TC nor POM enhance recovery from high-force eccentric exercise of the elbow flexors.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/nu11071593","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,7,15]],"date-time":"2019-07-15T04:55:27Z","timestamp":1563166527000},"page":"1593","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":52,"title":["No Effect of Tart Cherry Juice or Pomegranate Juice on Recovery from Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage in Non-Resistance Trained Men"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"11","author":[{"given":"Kirstie L.","family":"Lamb","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Food and Nutrition Group, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield S1 1WB, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mayur K.","family":"Ranchordas","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Academy of Sport and Physical Activity, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield S10 2BP, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Elizabeth","family":"Johnson","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Oncology, Human Nutrition, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jessica","family":"Denning","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Oncology, Human Nutrition, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Faye","family":"Downing","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Food and Nutrition Group, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield S1 1WB, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Anthony","family":"Lynn","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Food and Nutrition Group, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield S1 1WB, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2019,7,14]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"3","DOI":"10.1007\/s40279-018-0998-x","article-title":"Fruit-Derived polyphenol supplementation for athlete recovery and performance","volume":"49","author":"Bowtell","year":"2019","journal-title":"Sports Med."},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"483","DOI":"10.2165\/00007256-200838060-00004","article-title":"The prevention and treatment of exercise-induced muscle damage","volume":"38","author":"Howatson","year":"2008","journal-title":"Sports Med."},{"key":"ref_3","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"71","DOI":"10.1080\/17461391.2018.1505957","article-title":"Exercise-induced muscle damage: What is it, what causes it and what are the nutritional solutions?","volume":"19","author":"Owens","year":"2019","journal-title":"Eur. 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