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Baking Soda + Sprints: The Dose That Beat Placebo on Every Test

BY DR. GYMBRO · Oct 27, 2026

A new randomized trial in basketball players found that adding sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) to four weeks of sprint interval training beat placebo on jumping, sprinting, agility, Yo-Yo distance and Wingate power. The higher dose of 0.45 g/kg then outperformed 0.3 g/kg on every single measure. That makes it a cheap, tempting add-on for team-sport athletes. But the stomach is the catch, and the study is small, short and male-only. Here's the dose math, the GI-distress workarounds, and who this actually applies to.