Body mass management of lightweight rowers: Nutritional strategies and performance implications

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 21, 2014, Pages 1529-1533

  Slater, Gary ^a   Rice, Anthony ^b   Jenkins, David ^c   Hahn, Allan ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^e QUEENSLAND ACADEMY OF SPORT   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE DIET; SODIUM INTAKE;

ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; CALORIC INTAKE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICINE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SODIUM INTAKE; SPORT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; ENERGY INTAKE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HUMANS; MALE; NAVAL MEDICINE; PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, HUMAN; SODIUM, DIETARY; SPORTS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84908703367     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2014-093918     Document Type: Article

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