Making the weight: A case study from professional boxing

International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 80-85

  Morton, James P ^a   Robertson, Colin ^a   Sutton, Laura ^a   MacLaren, Don P M ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body fat; Combat sports; Dehydration; DXA

Indexed keywords

FAT; PROTEIN; SATURATED FATTY ACID; SUGAR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BOXING; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; DIETARY INTAKE; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE INTENSITY; HUMAN; HYDRATION; LIPID DIET; MALE; METABOLIC RATE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT LIFTING; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 76249128209     PISSN: 1526484X     EISSN: 15432742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ijsnem.20.1.80     Document Type: Article

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