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Table 5 Results in hockey-specific performance test – acute supplementation strategy

From: The influence of progressive-chronic and acute sodium bicarbonate supplementation on anaerobic power and specific performance in team sports: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover study

 

BASE

SB

PLA

p-Value

F

\( {\eta}_p^2 \)

Time (s)

939 ± 26b

914 ± 22a

919 ± 20a

0.006

   

6.480

   

0.371

HRmax (bpm)

179 ± 7

178 ± 7

178 ± 8

0.260

   

1.453

   

0.139

HRaverage (bpm)

163 ± 11b

157 ± 7a

160 ± 12a

0.004

   

7.423

   

0.452

  1. ab – different letter inscriptions refer to statistical differences between BASE, PLA and SB. Abbreviations: BASE – baseline (no supplementation), HRaverage – average heart rate, HRmax – maximal heart rate, PLA – after placebo treatment, SB – after sodium bicarbonate supplementation