Creatine supplementation and its effect on musculotendinous stiffness and performance

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 26-33

  Watsford, Mark L ^a   Murphy, Aron J ^a   Spinks, Warwick L ^a   Walshe, Andrew D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b United States Ski/Snowboard Assoc   (United States)

Author keywords

Ergogenic aid; Muscle strain; Performance enhancement; Series elastic component

Indexed keywords

CREATINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JUMPING; MALE; MUSCLE INJURY; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; TRICEPS SURAE MUSCLE;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CREATINE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ELASTICITY; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TENDONS;

EID: 0037293238     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/1533-4287(2003)017<0026:CSAIEO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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