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Geles de bicarbonato a mitad del recorrido suman 12 W al final de una prueba de ciclismo de 3 horas

BY DR. GYMBRO ·

¿Y si el mejor momento para tomar bicarbonato no es antes de la carrera, sino durante ella? Un nuevo estudio cruzado aleatorio con 11 ciclistas entrenados probó geles de bicarbonato con carbohidratos durante 3 horas de pedaleo. En estado de fatiga, la potencia en una prueba de 12 minutos fue 12 W mayor que con solo carbohidratos, y los síntomas gastrointestinales no fueron diferentes. Sin embargo, los sprints y los esfuerzos de 2 minutos no mostraron ganancias significativas; la muestra fue muy pequeña y los productos provenían de MNSTRY. Esto es lo que revelan los números.

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Bicarbonato de sodio + sprints: la dosis que superó al placebo en todas las pruebas

BY DR. GYMBRO ·

Un nuevo ensayo aleatorio en jugadores de baloncesto descubrió que añadir bicarbonato de sodio (bicarbonato de hornear) a cuatro semanas de entrenamiento en intervalos de sprint superó al placebo en salto, sprint, agilidad, distancia Yo‑Yo y potencia Wingate. La dosis más alta (0,45 g/kg) superó a la de 0,30 g/kg en todas las medidas. Esto lo convierte en un suplemento barato y tentador para deportistas de equipos, aunque el estómago puede ser un problema y el estudio es pequeño, corto y solo con hombres. Aquí tienes el cálculo de la dosis, los trucos para evitar molestias gastrointestinales y a quién le puede interesar realmente.

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El bicarbonato superó al citrato de sodio y a la combinación en 17 segundos

BY DR. GYMBRO ·

Muchos creen que mezclar varios buffers aporta más beneficios que usar solo uno. En un ensayo cruzado con diez atletas femeninas de CrossFit de alto nivel, el bicarbonato de sodio redujo el tiempo de la prueba de 6 km en 21,5 s respecto al placebo, mientras que el citrato de sodio y la combinación no fueron claramente superiores al mismo. El bicarbonato también superó al citrato por 11,6 s y a la combinación por 17,2 s, aunque provocó más molestias estomacales pre‑ejercicio. A continuación, se muestra lo que encontró el estudio, por qué la combinación falló y cómo probarlo de forma segura.

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