Carbohydrate supplementation and endurance performance of moderate altitude residents at 4300 m

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 437-443

  Fulco, Charles S ^a   Zupan, M ^b   Muza, S R ^a   Rock, P B ^c   Kambis, K ^d   Payn, T ^b   Hannon, M ^b   Glickman, E ^e   Cymerman, A ^a  

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

^b UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY   (United States)

^c OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

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

^e KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acclimatization; Altitude; Exercise performance; Time trial

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; PLACEBO;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE; ENERGY BALANCE; ERGOMETRY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; SUPPLEMENTATION;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ALTITUDE; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34248584688     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-924515     Document Type: Article

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