Figures & data
Figure 1 Experimental design of the study. LTST: Loughborough tennis skill test; ↑: NaHCO3 or placebo supplementation; (black triangle): blood sampling.
Figure 2 Blood bicarbonate concentrations before (white square) and after (black square) the simulated match in placebo and bicarbonate trials. ***p < 0.001, before vs after in the same trial; ††p < 0.01, bicarbonate vs placebo trial.
Figure 3 Blood base excess before (white square) and after (black square) the simulated match in placebo and bicarbonate trials. **p < 0.01, before vs after in the same trial; ††p < 0.01, bicarbonate vs placebo trial.
Figure 4 Blood lactate concentrations before (white square) and after (black square) the simulated match in placebo and bicarbonate trials. **p < 0.01, before vs after in the same trial.
Figure 5 Blood pH before (white square) and after (black square) the simulated match in placebo and bicarbonate trials. **p < 0.01, before vs after in the same trial.
Table 1 The consistency and accuracy scores of service and ground stroke before and after the simulated game in placebo and bicarbonate trials (mean ± standard deviation).
