A scientific nutrition strategy improves time trial performance by ≈6% when compared with a selfchosen nutrition strategy in trained cyclists: A randomized cross-over study

Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 637-645

  Hottenrott, Kuno ^a   Hass, Erik ^a   Kraus, Manon ^a   Neumann, Georg ^a   Steiner, Martin ^a   Knechtle, Beat ^b  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Carbohydrates; Competition diet; Cycling; Endurance performance; Fluid intake; Nutrition strategy

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BEVERAGE; BICYCLE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRINKING; ELECTROLYTE BALANCE; ENDURANCE; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CARE;

ADULT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BEVERAGES; BICYCLING; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DRINKING; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; SELF CARE; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE;

EID: 84863766870     PISSN: 17155312     EISSN: 17155320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/H2012-028     Document Type: Article

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