The effect of creatine monohydrate supplementation on obstacle course and multiple bench press performance

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 500-508

  Warber, John P ^a   Tharion, William J ^a   Patton, John F ^a   Champagne, Catherine M ^b   Mitotti, Peter ^c   Lieberman, Harris R ^a  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c MARS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Dietary supplementation; Ergogenic aids; Exercise training; Sport nutrition

Indexed keywords

CREATINE; CREATININE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSICAL STRESS; PROBABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOLDIER; SPORT; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING; WEIGHT LIFTING;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CREATINE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EXERCISE TEST; EXERTION; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PROBABILITY; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 0036864974     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/1533-4287(2002)016<0500:TEOCMS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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