Blood acid–base balance and electrolytes
BLOOD
There were significant treatment * time interactions for blood pH ((a, b) Mean ± SD responses for blood acid–base balance (a, pH; b, bicarbonate). Bars represent mean values. Some SD error bars were removed for clarity. SB-ORAL = oral sodium bicarbonate, SB-LOTION = topical sodium bicarbonate, PLA = placebo; ^ elevated for SB-ORAL compared with SB-LOTION and PLA (There was a significant treatment * time interaction for blood lactate (Blood lactate and electrolyte response throughout the battery of team sport-specific exercise tests.Values are presented as mean ±SD. Blood electrolytes were not measured pre- or post-sprints. SB-ORAL = oral sodium bicarbonate, SB-LOTION = topical sodium bicarbonate, PLA = placebo; 