Effects of sodium bicarbonate, caffeine, and their combination on repeated 200-m freestyle performance

International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 116-130

  Pruscino, Cathryn L ^a   Ross, Megan L R ^b   Gregory, John R ^c   Savage, Bernard ^a   Flanagan, Troy R ^a  

^a Victorian Institute of Sport   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT   (Australia)

^c Tasmanian Institute of Sport   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bicarbonate buffering; Blood lactate; Blood pH; Ergogenic aid; Swimming

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; CAFFEINE; LACTIC ACID; PLACEBO; SODIBIC; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; LACTIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BICARBONATE BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD PH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERFORMANCE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SWIMMING; ADULT; BLOOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DRUG COMBINATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CAFFEINE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DRUG COMBINATIONS; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTATES; MALE; SODIUM BICARBONATE; SWIMMING; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 44649112054     PISSN: 1526484X     EISSN: 15432742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ijsnem.18.2.116     Document Type: Article

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