Creatine Loading, Resistance Exercise Performance, and Muscle Mechanics

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 413-419

  Stevenson, Scott W ^a   Dudley, Gary A ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Contractile properties; Electromyostimulation; Ergogenic aids; Strength

Indexed keywords

CREATINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; KNEE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME; WEIGHT LIFTING;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; CREATINE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; KNEE; MALE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 0035542867     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/1533-4287(2001)015<0413:CLREPA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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