Effects of beta-alanine supplementation and interval training on physiological determinants of severe exercise performance

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 221-234

  Gross, Micah ^a,b,d   Boesch, Chris ^b   Bolliger, Christine S ^b   Norman, Barbara ^c   Gustafsson, Thomas ^c   Hoppeler, Hans ^a   Vogt, Michael ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d Federal Office of Sport   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Block training; Carnosine; Glycogen; Muscle buffering capacity

Indexed keywords

BETA ALANINE; CARNOSINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADULT; BETA-ALANINE; CARNOSINE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RESISTANCE TRAINING;

EID: 84895909357     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-013-2767-8     Document Type: Article

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