Sodium bicarbonate intake improves high-intensity intermittent exercise performance in trained young men

Figures & data

Fig. 1 Yo-Yo intermittent recovery test level 2 (Yo-Yo IR2) performance of trained young men (n = 13) on two separate occasions in randomized order with (SBC) and without (CON) prior intake of 0.4 g · kg⁻¹ body weight sodium bicarbonate. Individual data and mean data are presented. *: Denotes significant difference between SBC and CON

Fig. 2 Blood pH (a) and blood bicarbonate (b) at baseline and immediately before and after the Yo-Yo IR2 test for trained young men (n = 13) on two separate occasions in randomized order with (SBC) and without (CON) prior intake of 0.4 g · kg⁻¹ body weight sodium bicarbonate. Data are presented as means ± SEM. *: Denotes significant difference between SBC and CON

Table 1 Blood and plasma metabolites during the Yo-Yo IR2 test