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Is a preworkout supplement better than caffeine alone for improving resistance exercise performance?
In this crossover trial, a preworkout supplement was no better than caffeine for improving resistance exercise performance, and neither of them was better than a placebo in women with resistance training experience who were habituated to caffeine.
Is creatine useful for cyclists?
Exogenous ketones for heart failure
Dietary nitrate supplementation improves exercise capacity with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Nitrate improves exercise endurance in men, but not in women
Examine Database References
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- Citrulline - Babak Sharif Kashani, Paritash Tahmaseb Pour, Majid Malekmohammad, Neda Behzadnia, Faezeh Sheybani-Afshar, Mohammad Fakhri, Samira Chaibakhsh, Farah Naghashzadeh, Salavan AidenlouOral l-citrulline malate in patients with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension and Eisenmenger Syndrome: a clinical trialJ Cardiol.(2014 Sep)
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- Caffeine - Salinero JJ, Lara B, Del Coso JEffects of acute ingestion of caffeine on team sports performance: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Res Sports Med.(2019)
- Iron - Houston BL, Hurrie D, Graham J, Perija B, Rimmer E, Rabbani R, Bernstein CN, Turgeon AF, Fergusson DA, Houston DS, Abou-Setta AM, Zarychanski REfficacy of iron supplementation on fatigue and physical capacity in non-anaemic iron-deficient adults: a systematic review of randomised controlled trialsBMJ Open.(2018 Apr 5)
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- Molecular Hydrogen - Zhou K, Liu M, Wang Y, Liu H, Manor B, Bao D, Zhang L, Zhou JEffects of molecular hydrogen supplementation on fatigue and aerobic capacity in healthy adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Front Nutr.(2023)