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Why swimming supplements didn't make swimmers faster

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Eight Days of L-Citrulline or L-Arginine Supplementation Did Not Improve 200-m and 100-m Swimming Time Trials

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Scientists gave swimmers a daily pill of either L-citrulline, L-arginine, or a sugar pill for 8 days to see if they'd swim faster or feel less tired.

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Authors

Esen O, Eser MC, Abdioglu M, Benesova D, Gabrys T, Karayigit R