Sodium bicarbonate ingestion and boxing performance

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 103-108

  Siegler, Jason C ^a   Hirscher, Kristian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Buffering capacity; Metabolic alkalosis; Punch efficacy

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; BUFFER;

ACID BASE BALANCE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BOXING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; ENDURANCE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ACID-BASE EQUILIBRIUM; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BOXING; BUFFERS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; SODIUM BICARBONATE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949459089     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181a392b2     Document Type: Article

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