The effect of five weeks of tribulus terrestris supplementation on muscle strength and body composition during preseason training in elite rugby league players

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 348-353

  Rogerson, Shane ^a   Riches, Christopher J ^a   Jennings, Carl ^b   Weatherby, Robert P ^a   Meir, Rudi A ^a   Marshall Gradisnik, Sonya M ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Canberra Raiders Rugby League Club   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dietary supplement; Drug testing; Performance; T E ratio

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYTOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIBULUS TERRESTRIS;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; PHYTOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIBULUS;

EID: 34250898618     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/R-18395.1     Document Type: Article

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