Effects of creatine supplementation and three days of resistance training on muscle strength, power output, and neuromuscular function

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 668-677

  Cramer, Joel T ^a   Stout, Jeffrey R ^a   Culbertson, Julie Y ^b   Egan, Alison D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Ergogenic aid; Mechanomyography

Indexed keywords

CREATINE;

ACCELERATION; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INNERVATION; LEG; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TORQUE;

ACCELERATION; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMECHANICS; CREATINE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TORQUE;

EID: 34548630478     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/R-20005.1     Document Type: Article

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