REF-104 · Rothschild et al., 2024 [UNVERIFIED — source not found]
Sodium bicarbonate: updated protocol
UNVERIFIED: no source located; use REF-354 for the numbers
Protocol
No source: this entry has no study behind it and carries no figures of its own.
Not from this paper: REF-354 (ISSN position stand, Grgic 2021) gives 0.3 g/kg as the apparently optimal single dose (0.2 g/kg the minimum; 0.4-0.5 g/kg no extra benefit and more side-effects), taken 60-180 min before exercise, with effects mostly established for high-intensity tasks of 30 s to 12 min.
Practical Application
No source located for this entry — do not cite it. Not from this paper: the sourced bicarbonate protocol is [REF-354] (ISSN position stand): 0.3 g/kg taken 60-180 min before high-intensity efforts of 30 s to 12 min.
Trial first: try sodium bicarbonate in training or a low-stakes event and assess gut tolerance; use it in the target event only if tolerance was acceptable. Not from this paper; the base's own practice, consistent with the side-effect guidance in REF-354.
Not from this paper: REF-354 states the effect is mostly established for tasks of 30 s to 12 min and makes no claim for longer efforts.
Limitations
No source located; nothing in this entry is evidence. The bicarbonate figures belong to REF-354.
Audit note (2026-07-06)
The entry is marked [UNVERIFIED] — the primary source was not located. The substantive content duplicates REF-354.
How this entry was checked and changed
Why this level
regraded 2026-09-27 from [unverified]: no source located, the content carries no evidence of its own
Content correction 2026-09-27
"0.3 g/kg 60-90 min before", "+1-3% performance for >1 min intense work", "effective in 1-10 min events; minimal for >15 min" -> no source; the note that these "align with REF-354" no longer holds (REF-354, re-anchored on the ISSN stand, gives 60-180 min and 30 s-12 min and no percentage). Unsourced figures deleted; REF-354's figures quoted with a "Not from this paper" label.
Level "[unverified]" -> C; tier "mixed (review/meta)" -> N/A; sport "running" -> general.