Acute effects of a caffeine-taurine energy drink on repeated sprint performance of American college football players

International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 109-116

  Gwacham, Nnamdi ^a   Wagner, Dale R ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; PLACEBO; TAURINE;

ANAEROBIC POWER; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTRONICS; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY DRINK; EXERCISE; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITION; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPORT; SPRINT; STRENGTH;

EID: 84858598693     PISSN: 1526484X     EISSN: 15432742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ijsnem.22.2.109     Document Type: Article

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