Volume 4: Caffeine and HIIT: Study review

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Forbes, S.C.; Candow, D.G.; Smith-Ryan, A.E.; Hirsch, K.R.; Roberts, M.D.; VanDusseldorp, T.A.; Stratton, M.T.; Kaviani, M.; Little, J.P. Supplements and Nutritional Interventions to Augment High-Intensity Interval Training Physiological and Performance Adaptations—A Narrative Review. Nutrients 202012, 390. Click here to read the full study

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