Building muscle: Nutrition to maximize bulk and strength adaptations to resistance exercise training

European Journal of Sport Science

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 67-76

  Tarnopolsky, Mark A ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

HMB; Creatine; Protein requirements; Resistance exercise; Weight training

Indexed keywords

EID: 41449100681     PISSN: 17461391     EISSN: 15367290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17461390801919128     Document Type: Review

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