Carbohydrate supplementation improves time-trial cycle performance during energy deficit at 4,300-m altitude

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 867-876

  Fulco, C S ^a   Kambis, K W ^b   Friedlander, A L ^c   Rock, P B ^d   Muza, S R ^a   Cymerman, A ^a  

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

^b The College of William and Mary   (United States)

^c VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Endurance performance; Ergogenic; Glucose; Hypoxemia; Prolonged exercise

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ENDURANCE; ENERGY BALANCE; FITNESS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOXEMIA; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN SATURATION; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA LEVEL;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; ALTITUDE; BICYCLING; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 24044492876     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00019.2005     Document Type: Article

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