Table 3.
No substantial effect of BA on pre and post training values of blood pH, bicarbonate and lactate at baseline, 4 and 10 weeks post supplementation. A total of 30 blood samples were analyzed for pre and post training sets.
| Beta-alanine ( n = 18) | Placebo ( n = 12) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 week | 4 weeks | 10 weeks | 0 week | 4 weeks | 10 weeks | |
| pH | ||||||
| Pre training | 7.46 ± 0.03 | 7.45 ± 0.03 | 7.44 ± 0.03 | 7.46 ± 0.03 | 7.44 ± 0.02 | 7.45 ± 0.03 |
| Post training | 7.20 ± 0.13 | 7.19 ± 0.13 | 7.18 ± 0.13 | 7.21 ± 0.08 | 7.18 ± 0.09 | 7.18 ± 0.07 |
| Bicarbonate (mmol / L) | ||||||
| Pre training | 25.2 ± 1.9 | 25.5 ± 1.8 | 24.9 ± 1.5 | 24.2 ± 2.3 | 24.7 ± 1.8 | 24.2 ± 1.6 |
| Post training | 11.0 ± 3.2 | 10.8 ± 3.5 | 10.8 ± 3.2 | 10.8 ± 3.2 | 9.4 ± 2.7 | 10.3 ± 2.7 |
| Lactate (mmol / L) | ||||||
| Post training | 11.9 ± 2.3 | 10.8 ± 2.2 $ | 11.1 ± 2.1 * | 11.7 ± 2.3 | 12.0 ± 1.6 | 12.1 ± 2.0 |
Date are mean ± SD. $ indicates a small difference between BA and PLA at 4 weeks. * indicates a small difference between BA and PLA at 10 weeks.