Influence of creatine supplementation on the parameters of the "All-out critical power test"

Journal of Exercise Science and Fitness

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 9-17

  Vanhatalo, Anni ^a   Jones, Andrew Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

All out cycling; Anaerobic work capacity; Critical power; Phosphocreatine; Power duration relationship

Indexed keywords

EID: 68149124198     PISSN: 1728869X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1728-869X(09)60002-2     Document Type: Article

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