Possible Interaction: Caffeine and Sodium Bicarbonate

“Future studies that optimize protocols of sodium bicarbonate supplementation are needed to fully explore if combining caffeine and sodium bicarbonate indeed provides any additive effects on exercise performance.”

“BL increased significantly from baseline to immediately after and 3 min following KSAT in all conditions (p < 0.01), while RPE at … end of KSAT was not significantly different between conditions (p = 0.11).ConclusionsKarate practitioners may benefit from the ergogenic effects of CAF … NaHCO3 when consumed … or together.”

“CONCLUSION The results of the current study show that the combined supplementation of Na CO3 + CAF in creases judo performance compared with PLA.”

“UNLABELLED The combined supplementation of caffeine (CAF) and sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3) may have a potential ergogenic effect during intermittent-exercise tasks such as judo; however, its effect in this sport has not been tested.”

“Therefore, runners may benefit from ingestion of sodium bicarbonate to enhance middle distance performance and caffeine and carbohydrate to enhance performance at multiple distances.”

“When caffeine is combined with sodium bicarbonate , gastrointestinal symptoms may prevent performance enhancement, so further investigation of ingestion protocols that minimize side effects is required.”