Table 4 Effects of sodium bicarbonate supplementation on exercise performance: summary findings, methodological quality of literature reviews, and quality of evidence
From: Effects of sodium bicarbonate supplementation on exercise performance: an umbrella review
Quality of evidence | Methodological quality of literature reviews | |
|---|---|---|
Moderate | High | |
Meta-analyses that found significant ergogenic effects of sodium bicarbonate | ||
Low | • Endurance events lasting ∼45 s to 8 min in Christensen et al. [14] • Anaerobic power in the Wingate test using the multiple-day supplementation protocol in Lopes-Silva et al. [19] • 2000-m rowing in Turnes et al. [20] | • Muscle endurance in Grgic et al. [17] |
Moderate | • Anaerobic power in the repeated-bout Wingate test in Grgic [15] | • Yo-Yo test performance in Grgic et al. [16] |
Meta-analyses that did not find significant ergogenic effects of sodium bicarbonate | ||
Low | • General mean power in Carr et al. [13] • Repeated-sprint ability (total work) in Lopes-Silva et al. [18] • Anaerobic power in the Wingate test using single-dose supplementation protocol in Lopes-Silva et al. [19] | / |
Moderate | • Repeated-sprint ability (best sprint) in Lopes-Silva et al. [18] • Repeated-sprint ability (last sprint) in Lopes-Silva et al. [18] | • Muscle strength in Grgic et al. [17] |