Single and combined effects of beetroot juice and caffeine supplementation on cycling time trial performance

Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1050-1057

  Lane, Stephen C ^a   Hawley, John A ^a,b,f   Desbrow, Ben ^c   Jones, Andrew M ^d   Blackwell, James R ^d   Ross, Megan L ^e   Zemski, Adam J ^e   Burke, Louise M ^e  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^e AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT   (Australia)

^f AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Caffeine; Carbohydrate; Cycling performance; Ergogenic; Nitrate; Time trial

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE;

ADULT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BEET; BEVERAGE; CYCLING; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; TIME FACTOR;

ADULT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BETA VULGARIS; BEVERAGES; BICYCLING; CAFFEINE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PLANT ROOTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84906735629     PISSN: 17155312     EISSN: 17155320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2013-0336     Document Type: Article

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