Introduction
Athletes competing in field-based team sports repeatedly perform high-intensity efforts (i.e. sprints, jumps) interspersed with short rest periods [Sodium bicarbonate (NaHCOAn established method for evaluating the ergogenic effect of NaHCOOne novel approach is PR Lotion (Momentous, Park City, Utah), which is a topically applied muscle cream that is purported to transport NaHCO