Effects of 4 weeks of creatine supplementation in junior swimmers on freestyle sprint and swim bench performance

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 485-490

  Dawson, Brian ^a   Vladich, Todd ^a   Blanksby, Brian A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blood lactate; Creatine loading; Freestyle sprints; Skinfolds; Swim bench

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; CREATINE; CREATININE; PLACEBO;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENERGY METABOLISM; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INGESTION; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKINFOLD; SWIMMING; TASK PERFORMANCE; VELOCITY;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; BODY COMPOSITION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CREATINE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAMPLING STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SWIMMING;

EID: 0036862891     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/1533-4287(2002)016<0485:EOWOCS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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