Running economy and maximal oxygen consumption after 4weeks of oral echinacea supplementation

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1928-1933

  Whitehead, Malcolm T ^a   Martin, Tyler D ^b   Scheett, Timothy P ^c   Webster, Michael J ^d  

^a ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TROY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Teacher Education and Department of Sociology and Anthropology   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Exercise performance; Exercise physiology; Nutrition; Supplement

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROPOIETIN; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; ECHINACEA; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; EXERCISE TEST; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RUNNING;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ECHINACEA; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT; ERYTHROPOIETIN; EXERCISE TEST; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PLANT PREPARATIONS; RUNNING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863677493     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e318237e779     Document Type: Article

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