Sodium Bicarbonate

mineral · musculoskeletal · Oral · IV

Sodium Bicarbonate, a mineral. Extracellular buffer raising blood pH and bicarbonate buffering capacity → delays muscle acidosis during… Oral half-life 2 h.

Extracellular buffer raising blood pH and bicarbonate buffering capacity → delays muscle acidosis during high-intensity anaerobic exercise. ~2–3% performance gain in 1–7 minute events at 0.3 g/kg. GI distress at this dose limits practical use; gradual loading or enteric-coated forms reduce.