Creatine supplementation improves the anaerobic performance of elite junior fin swimmers

Acta Physiologica Hungarica

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 325-336

  Juhasz I ^a   Gyore I ^b   Csende, Zs ^c   Racz L ^c   Tihanyi, J ^c  

^a ESZTERHÁZY KÁROLY UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b Natl Institute for Sports Medicine   (Hungary)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Creatine; Ergogenic aid; Lower extremity muscles; Mechanical power; Swimming performance

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CREATINE; LACTIC ACID; PLACEBO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAEROBIC EXERCISE; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUPPLEMENTATION; SWIMMING; BLOOD; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENDURANCE; LEG; METABOLISM; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; BODY WEIGHT; CREATINE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; SWIMMING; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349785771     PISSN: 0231424X     EISSN: 15882683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/APhysiol.96.2009.3.6     Document Type: Article

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