A low carbohydrate-protein supplement improves endurance performance in female athletes

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 879-888

  McCleave, Erin L ^a   Ferguson Stegall, Lisa ^a   Ding, Zhenping ^a   Doerner III, Phillip G ^a   Wang, Bei ^a   Kammer, Lynne M ^a   Ivy, John L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerobic capacity; Exercise; Glucose; Time to exhaustion; Ventilatory threshold

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE TEST; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN INTAKE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; ATHLETES; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY PROTEINS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EXERCISE TEST; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE;

EID: 79953857483     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e318207e98c     Document Type: Article

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