Reduced Neuromuscular Activity with Carbohydrate Ingestion during Constant Load Cycling

International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 161-170

  Nikolopoulos, Vasilis ^a   Arkinstall, Melissa J ^a   Hawley, John A ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Afferent sensory input; Exhaustive exercise; Plasma prolactin; Surface electromyographic signal

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; ELECTROLYTE; GLUCOSE; LACTIC ACID; PLACEBO; PROLACTIN;

ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; DIET; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FATIGUE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; OXIDATION; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; SENSORY NERVE; TRAINING; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE; VASTUS MEDIALIS MUSCLE;

EID: 1842781012     PISSN: 1526484X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ijsnem.14.2.161     Document Type: Article

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