The Effect of Pyruvate Supplementation on Critical Power

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 132-134

  Ebersole, Kyle T ^a   Stout, Jeffrey R ^b   Eckerson, Joan M ^b   Housh, Terry J ^a   Evetovich, Tammy K ^a   Smith, Douglas B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cycle ergometry; Endurance performance; Ergogenic aids

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034404863     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/00124278-200005000-00002     Document Type: Article

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