Does a pre-exercise carbohydrate feeding improve a 20-km cross-country ski performance?

Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 248-256

  Francescato, M P ^a   Puntel, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Maltodextrins; Performance time; Rate of perceived exertion; Time trial

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; GLUCOSE; LACTIC ACID; MALTODEXTRIN; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BEVERAGE; BODY MASS; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; DEMOGRAPHY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; SKIING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEVERAGES; BLOOD GLUCOSE; COLD; COLD TEMPERATURE; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; EXERTION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; LACTIC ACID; MALE; MALTOSE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL EXERTION; PLACEBOS; POLYSACCHARIDES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SKIING; SNOW; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33746825111     PISSN: 00224707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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