Effect of in-season creatine supplementation on body composition and performance in rugby union football players

Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1052-1057

  Chilibeck, Philip D ^a   Magnus, Charlene ^a   Anderson, Matthew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aerobic endurance; Body mass; Lean tissue mass; Muscular endurance

Indexed keywords

CREATINE;

ADULT; ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BODY COMPOSITION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RUNNING; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADULT; ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BODY COMPOSITION; CREATINE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EXERCISE; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; RUNNING;

EID: 39049097187     PISSN: 17155312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/H07-072     Document Type: Article

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