The effectiveness of two energy drinks on selected indices of maximal cardiorespiratory fitness and blood lactate levels in male athletes

Journal of Research in Medical Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 127-132

  Rahnama, Nader ^a   Gaeini, Abbas Ali ^b   Kazemi, Fahimeh ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ISFAHAN   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Blood lactate; Caffeine; Energy drink; Male athletes; Taurine; VO2max

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; CARBOHYDRATE; FAT; LACTIC ACID; PLACEBO; PROTEIN; TAURINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EXHAUSTION; FITNESS; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD COMPOSITION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME; TREADMILL;

EID: 77951723831     PISSN: 17351995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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