Bicarbonate ingestion has no ergogenic effect on consecutive all out sprint tests in BMX elite cyclists

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 111, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 3127-3134

  Zabala, Mikel ^a,b   Peinado, Ana B ^c   Calderón, Francisco J ^c   Sampedro, Javier ^c   Castillo, Manuel J ^a   Benito, Pedro J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b Manuel Mateo March   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acid base balance; Bicarbonate; Perceived readiness; Performance; RPE; Wingate test

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; LACTIC ACID;

ACID BASE BALANCE; ADULT; ALKALOSIS; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FATIGUE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ACID-BASE EQUILIBRIUM; ADULT; ALKALOSIS; BICARBONATES; BICYCLING; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FATIGUE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTIC ACID; PHYSICAL EXERTION; SODIUM BICARBONATE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855671633     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-011-1938-8     Document Type: Article

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