Carbohydrate-protein ingestion improves subsequent running capacity towards the end of a football-specific intermittent exercise

Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 748-757

  Alghannam, Abdullah F ^a,b,c  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^c Ministry of Education Saudi Arabia   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Glycogen; Nutrition; Performance; Soccer; Sports drinks

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BEVERAGE; BLOOD; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EXERCISE; FATIGUE; FOOTBALL; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MALE; METABOLISM; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PROTEIN INTAKE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RUNNING; TIME;

ADULT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BEVERAGES; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY PROTEINS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EXERCISE; FATIGUE; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL EXERTION; RUNNING; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054037396     PISSN: 17155312     EISSN: 17155320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/h11-097     Document Type: Article

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