Precompetition taper and nutritional strategies: Special reference to training during Ramadan intermittent fast

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 495-501

  Mujika, Iñigo ^a,b   Chaouachi, Anis ^c   Chamari, Karim ^c  

^a USP Araba Sport Clinic   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^c Tunisian Research Laboratory 'Sports Performance Optimization   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ADAPTATION; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BREATHING; BREATHING RATE; DIET RESTRICTION; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; NUTRITION; PHYSIOLOGY; RELIGION; REVIEW; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; FASTING; HEART RATE; HUMANS; ISLAM; LACTATES; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY RATE;

EID: 77953831390     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2009.071274     Document Type: Article

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