Influence of Ramadan fasting on anaerobic performance and recovery following short time high intensity exercise

Journal of Sports Science and Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 490-497

  Karli, Umid ^a   Guvenc, Alpay ^b   Aslan, Alper ^b   Hazir, Tahir ^b   Acikada, Caner ^b  

^a ABANT IZZET BAYSAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anaerobic power and capacity; Lactate; Passive recovery; Power athletes; Ramadan fasting

Indexed keywords

EID: 36849044095     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13032968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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