Dosage · Supplement
Sodium Bicarbonate: dosage and how to take it
0.2–0.3 g/kg, 60–150 min prior; trial first.
- Overall grade
- Grade B
- Last revised
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How much to take
0.2–0.3 g/kg body weight ~60–150 minutes before high-intensity exercise, ideally split with food and trialed in training first.
Timing & separation
There are no strict timing conflicts on record for Sodium Bicarbonate; consistency matters more than the exact hour for most goals.
Why the dose is what it is
By increasing extracellular bicarbonate it pulls hydrogen ions out of muscle, delaying the pH-drop-driven fatigue of sustained hard efforts.
Bottom line
A real, cheap ergogenic for hard 1–10 minute efforts — the catch is your stomach. Trial it in training, use enteric-coated forms.
How it is used
As the entry records it, from the studies it summarises. Not a recommendation for you — doses that suit a trial population may not suit you.
- Pre-event
- 0.2–0.3 g/kg, 60–150 min prior; trial first.
Goes with
- Sodium BicarbonateFull Sodium Bicarbonate monographEvidence grade B
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