Table 11.
Summary of research on the impact of sodium bicarbonate on performance during physical activity.
| n | ST | SS | Stroke | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | R | I | ||||
| Gao et al., 1988 [215] | 10 ♂ | + | ||||
| Pierce et al., 1992 [216] | 7 ♂ | ? | ||||
| Zajac et al., 2009 [199] | 8 ♂ | − | + | |||
| Lindh et al., 2008 [197] | 9 ♂ | − | ||||
| Siegler et al., 2010 [200] | 8 ♀ and 6 ♂ | − | ||||
| Campos et al., 2012 [217] | 3 ♀ and 7♂ | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Joyce et al., 2012 [202] | 8 ♂ | ? | ||||
| Kumstát et al., 2018 [218] | 6 ♂ | ? | ||||
| Yong et al., 2018 [195] | 8 ♂ | − | ||||
ST: swimming time; SS: swimming speed; L: length; R: rate; I: index; Green colour: positive impact on performance; yellow colour: undetermined impact on performance; red colour: negative impact on performance.