Effect of sodium bicarbonate and beta-alanine supplementation on maximal sprint swimming

Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition

Volumn 10, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Mero, Antti A ^a   Hirvonen, Petri ^a   Saarela, Janne ^a   Hulmi, Juha J ^a   Hoffman, Jay R ^b   Stout, Jeffrey R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkalosis; Anaerobic exercise; Buffer; Ergogenic aid

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887137460     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15502783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1550-2783-10-52     Document Type: Article

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