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L-citrullineFinding

L-citrulline increases rating of perceived exertion

raisesVery limited evidenceFinding

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“Furthermore, CIT promoted a significant increase in average heart rate, average rating of perceived exertion, and average power throughout the TT (p < 0.05).”
Quoted verbatim from One Week of L-Citrulline Supplementation Improves Performance in Trained Cyclists.
This finding among the 26 findings on its endpoint

L-citrulline

Rating of perceived exertion

raises

Who
Nine trained male cyclists; average rating during a 40-km time trial
Dose studied
6 g/day L-citrulline for 7 days, final dose 2 hours before testing; maltodextrin placebo

Very limited evidencePMID 31860534 · 2020

02 · The study

Study
crossover
Duration
7 days

Evidence, by strength

  • strong
  • moderate
  • limited
  • very limitedthis finding
  • insufficient

03 · The paper

Journal of strength and conditioning research
What else it reported1 finding · 1 compound · 1 endpoint

04 · To cite this finding

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https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M6ZFAVJRZ56KRNSWJGW33J6R