| PRISMA | Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses |
| CHO | Carbohydrates |
| VO2max | Maximal oxygen consumption |
| PICOS | Population, intervention, comparator, outcome, study design |
| CT | Controlled trials |
| MVC | Maximum Voluntary Contraction |
| SMD | Standardized mean differences |
| SD | Standard deviation |
| CV | Coefficient of variation |
| GRADE | Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation |