Carbohyrate ingestion immediately before exercise does not improve 20 km time trial performance in well trained cyclists

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 415-418

  Palmer, G S ^a   Clancy, M C ^b   Hawley, J A ^b   Rodger, I M ^b   Burke, L M ^c   Noakes, T D ^b  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cycling; Endurance; Fluid ingestion

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; ELECTROLYTE; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; TIME; TRAINING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BICYCLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CLINICAL TRIAL; EDUCATION; ENDURANCE; ERGOMETRY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEVERAGES; BICYCLING; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIET; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; ELECTROLYTES; ERGOMETRY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PLACEBOS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031595049     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-971938     Document Type: Article

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