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Table 2 Total lean body mass and lean soft tissue mass of the legs on the different days of testing with either NaHCO 3 or placebo ingestion

From: Multiday acute sodium bicarbonate intake improves endurance capacity and reduces acidosis in men

 

NaHCO3

Placebo

 

Day 1

Day 3

Day 5

Day 1

Day 3

Day 5

Total lean soft tissue (kg)

60.7 ± 4.8

61.7 ± 5.3*††

62.0 ± 5.3*††

60.5 ± 5.3

61.3 ± 5.4††

60.6 ± 5.0

Lean soft tissue legs (kg)

21.1 ± 2.5

21.3 ± 2.9

21.4 ± 3.0

21.0 ± 2.9

21.2 ± 2.9

21.0 ± 2.9

  1. Values are mean ± SD (n = 8). *P < 0.05 relative to placebo; ††P < 0.01 relative to day 1.