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Supplementation with HMB (FA and Ca) or α‐HICA failed to enhance body composition to a greater extent than placebo.
Practitioners should not recommend HMB or α‐HICA for improving body composition in resistance training.
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Supplementation with HMB (FA and Ca) or α‐HICA failed to enhance body composition to a greater extent than placebo.
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No effect of HMB or α‐HICA supplementation on training‐induced changes in body composition
Filipe J. Teixeira et al. · European Journal of Sport Science · 2018
DOI 10.1080/17461391.2018.1552723
rct · n=40Cited 14×
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