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Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition

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01-12-2015 | Poster presentation

Ten weeks of branched chain amino acid supplementation improves select performance and immunological variables in trained cyclists

Authors: Wesley C Kephart, Taylor D Wachs, R Mac Thompson, C Brooks Mobley, Carlton D Fox, James R McDonald, Brian S Ferguson, Kaelin C Young, Ben Nie, Jeffrey S Martin, Joseph M Company, David D Pascoe, Robert D Arnold, Jordan R Moon, Michael D Roberts

Published in: Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition | Special Issue 1/2015

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We examined if supplementing trained cyclists (32 ± 2 yr, 77.8 ± 2.6 kg, and 7.4 ± 1.2 yr training) with 12g/d (6g/d L-Leucine, 2g/d L-Isoleucine and 4g/d L-Valine) of either branched chain amino acids (BCAAs, n = 9) or a maltodextrin placebo (PLA, n = 9) over a 10-week training season affected select body composition, performance, and/or immune variables. …

Title: Ten weeks of branched chain amino acid supplementation improves select performance and immunological variables in trained cyclists
Authors: Wesley C Kephart
Taylor D Wachs
R Mac Thompson
C Brooks Mobley
Carlton D Fox
James R McDonald
Brian S Ferguson
Kaelin C Young
Ben Nie
Jeffrey S Martin
Joseph M Company
David D Pascoe
Robert D Arnold
Jordan R Moon
Michael D Roberts
Publication date: 01-12-2015
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition / Issue Special Issue 1/2015
Electronic ISSN: 1550-2783
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1550-2783-12-S1-P20

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Ten weeks of branched chain amino acid supplementation improves select performance and immunological variables in trained cyclists

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