Exploring the Role of Acute Supplementation in Exercise Performance

Dear Colleagues,

Nutritional supplementation for performance enhancement is a common strategy utilized by both competitive and recreational athletes. Compared to the numerous supplements that require short-term (up to four weeks) or chronic (>4 weeks) use and may involve loading phases, acute supplementation is defined as single-dose ingestion for an immediate impact on exercise performance. Popular supplements with acute ergogenic potential include caffeine, arginine, citrulline, pre-workout supplements, sodium bicarbonate/citrate, nitrate, and others.

We invite you to submit a manuscript for publication in this Special Issue of Sports entitled “Exploring the Role of Acute Supplementation in Exercise Performance”. The goal of this Issue is to present various studies that examine the effectiveness of acute nutritional supplementation in factors related to strength, power, endurance, and aerobic capacity and subjective factors such as fatigue, energy, alertness, and focus. Original research articles, reviews, and short reports are welcome for submission.

Dr. Clayton L. Camic
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Sports is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1800 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• single dose
• nutritional supplements
• acute supplementation
• pre-workout
• multi-ingredient
• caffeine
• performance
• strength
• power
• endurance
• aerobic capacity