Effect of creatine and β-alanine supplementation on performance and endocrine responses in strength/power athletes

International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 430-446

  Hoffman, Jay ^a   Ratamess, Nicholas ^a   Kang, Jie ^a   Mangine, Gerald ^a   Faigenbaum, Avery ^a   Stout, Jeffrey ^b  

^a The College of New Jersey   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic exercise; Ergogenic aids; Nutritional supplementation

Indexed keywords

BETA ALANINE; CREATINE; GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; PLACEBO; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; SOMATOMEDIN C; TESTOSTERONE;

ANAEROBIC EXERCISE; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY; EXERCISE; FOOTBALL; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JUMPING; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; LIPID COMPOSITION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STEADY STATE; STRENGTH; SUPPLEMENTATION; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TRAINING;

EID: 33748702884     PISSN: 1526484X     EISSN: 15432742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ijsnem.16.4.430     Document Type: Article

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