Team sport-specific exercise performance
There was an effect of treatment on Yo-Yo IR2 performance (Total distance covered during the Yo-Yo IR2 test. Bars represent mean values. Individual treatment differences depicted by symbol/line. SB-ORAL = oral sodium bicarbonate, SB-LOTION = topical sodium bicarbonate, PLA = placebo; * greater than PLA (There was no significant treatment * time interaction for individual sprint times during the repeated sprint test (Completion times (s) for individual sprints during the 8 × 25 m repeated sprint test.Values are presented as mean ± SD. SB-ORAL = oral sodium bicarbonate, SB-LOTION = topical sodium bicarbonate, PLA = placebo; There were significant effects of treatment on average ((a, b) 8 × 25 m repeated sprint test average times (a) and total times (b). Bars represent mean values. Individual treatment differences depicted by symbol/line. SB-ORAL = oral sodium bicarbonate, SB-LOTION = topical sodium bicarbonate, PLA = placebo; * faster than PLA (There were no significant treatment * time interactions for average (