Table 1.

Detailed supplementation characteristics of the examined athletes

BA			ALK
Ingredient	Total daily doses		Ingredient	Total daily doses
	Individual dose	Whole group (g·day− 1)		Individual dose	Whole group (g·day− 1)
		Mean ± SD			Mean ± SD
BCAA	0.20 g·kgFFM−1	11.0 ± 2.2	BCAA	0.2 g·kgFFM−1	11.0 ± 2.2
TCM	0.05 g·kgFFM−1	2.8 ± 0.6	TCM	0.05 g·kgFFM−1	2.8 ± 0.6
Βeta-alanine	5.0 g	5.0	Sodium bicarbonate	0.07 g·kgFFM−1	3.9 ± 0.7
Sodium citrate	0.75 g	0.75	Potassium bicarbonate	0.07 g·kgFFM−1	3.9 ± 0.7
L-histidine HCl	2.5 g	2.5	Calcium phosphate	0.03 g·kgFFM−1	1.7 ± 0.3
Vitamin B6	1.75 mg	0.00175	Potassium citrate	0.025 g·kgFFM−1	1.4 ± 0.3
			Magnesium citrate	0.025 g·kgFFM−1	1.4 ± 0.3
			Calcium citrate	0.018 g·kgFFM−1	1.0 ± 0.2
			Magnesium oxide	0.006 g·kgFFM−1	0.3 ± 0.1

Abbreviations: ALK multi-ingredient extra-cellular buffering supplement, combined with branched-chain amino acids and creatine malate; BA multi-ingredient intra-cellular buffering supplement, combined with branched-chain amino acids and creatine malate; BCAA branched-chain amino acids; FFM fat-free mass; SD standard deviation; TCM creatine malate