Fig. 2

Blood pH (a) and blood bicarbonate (b) at baseline and immediately before and after the Yo-Yo IR2 test for trained young men (n = 13) on two separate occasions in randomized order with (SBC) and without (CON) prior intake of 0.4 g · kg−1 body weight sodium bicarbonate. Data are presented as means ± SEM. *: Denotes significant difference between SBC and CON