The effect of pre-test carbohydrate ingestion on the anaerobic threshold, as determined by the lactate-minimum test

Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1058-1064

  Rotstein, Arie ^a   Dotan, Raffy ^b   Zigel, Levana ^a   Greenberg, Tally ^a   Benyamini, Yael ^a   Falk, Bareket ^b  

^a WINGATE INSTITUTE   (Israel)

^b BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anaerobic threshold; Carbohydrate ingestion; Endurance exercise; Fitness testing; Glucose; Lactate minimum speed; Lactate minimum test

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; LACTIC ACID;

ADULT; ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RUNNING;

ADULT; ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; ANTHROPOMETRY; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CARBOHYDRATES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RUNNING;

EID: 39049086249     PISSN: 17155312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/H07-066     Document Type: Article

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