Effect of oral creatine supplementation on near-maximal strength and repeated sets of high-intensity bench press exercise

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 109-115

  Kelly, Vincent G ^a   Jenkins, David G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Body composition; Strength training

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032391331     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/00124278-199805000-00010     Document Type: Article

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