In this interview, Riley Chamberlain and Jane Hedengren say every runner they know uses it. They train with elite runners.
Surprised they admitted it on camera
If runners are admitting they are all on this stuff they are also admitting their performances aren't genuine, it's the bicarb. Just like drugs. Maybe legal - like blood doping was - but still fake.
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If runners are admitting they drink water they are also admitting their performances aren't genuine, it's the water. Just like drugs. Maybe legal - like blood doping was - but still fake.
The fact that it's not on the banned PED list means it has no benefit. You can rest assured the doping agencies have tested it and found no performance benefit. It's simply a placebo.
No, it means it doesn’t mean two of the three WADA criteria. (You know the three criteria, right?)
Many things enhance performance and aren’t banned, obviously.
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Including whether bicarb was introduced by aliens, along with super shoes and double threshold.
Sounds like OP might have shart himself at a local track meet and is now just bitter. Clearly the benefits of bicarb, particularly for efforts under 10 minutes, is well documented.
Well documented, sure, but no studies done on the super elite or gender biases. As someone familiar with elite athletes, I know they’ve stopped using bicarb. More so on the female side. Anecdotally speaking, as that’s all we have for the super elite, there just doesn’t seem to be the buy in anymore as they haven’t noticed a difference in actual performance. Throw in the side effects, and it’s a no brainer. Especially for female athletes.
Down vote all you like, but that’s what’s happening on the ground at the highest level. It’s not an absolute, just an observation.
So just the other day a sports nutritionist was writing about the warm up area of a top tier athletics meet and there's Keely Hodgkinson and Georgia Hunter-Bell slurping down their bi-carb gels??? So I don't know where you get your information from.
If runners are admitting they are all on this stuff they are also admitting their performances aren't genuine, it's the bicarb. Just like drugs. Maybe legal - like blood doping was - but still fake.
And caffeine? What about your heroes from the 1960s and 1970s who knows how many grey area things they were on? Countless painkillers. The Lydiard boys were all munching down honey, apparently they reduced workout pain better than anti-inflams. Hot baths may be as effective as altitude tents for raising hemoglobin levels. It's a matter of where it all ends once we go down this path. But to label the heroes from black and white pictures as clean and people taking bi carb as dirty is comical nonsense.
Simply don't see it around at elite-level competitions anymore. Ask around yourself, and you'll find that the majority of pros and top collegians have just given up on it. It makes athletes feel bloated and unwell during races. Even worse in the summer as the thirst it brings on is unbearable.
Most elite level athletes have found that there are no true performance gains with bicarb. Maybe that's because they have already reached those physiological limits through training or natural talents.
Ha. Spewing lies for the troll lulz. Chum in the water.
The fact that it's not on the banned PED list means it has no benefit. You can rest assured the doping agencies have tested it and found no performance benefit. It's simply a placebo.
it's not banned because it's basically impossible to test for. it's literally just baking soda. are you gonna ban everyone who eats bread because they have sodium bicarb in their system.
If runners are admitting they drink water they are also admitting their performances aren't genuine, it's the water. Just like drugs. Maybe legal - like blood doping was - but still fake.
The fact that it's not on the banned PED list means it has no benefit. You can rest assured the doping agencies have tested it and found no performance benefit. It's simply a placebo.
it's not banned because it's basically impossible to test for. it's literally just baking soda. are you gonna ban everyone who eats bread because they have sodium bicarb in their system.
If runners are admitting they are all on this stuff they are also admitting their performances aren't genuine, it's the bicarb. Just like drugs. Maybe legal - like blood doping was - but still fake.
And caffeine? What about your heroes from the 1960s and 1970s who knows how many grey area things they were on? Countless painkillers. The Lydiard boys were all munching down honey, apparently they reduced workout pain better than anti-inflams. Hot baths may be as effective as altitude tents for raising hemoglobin levels. It's a matter of where it all ends once we go down this path. But to label the heroes from black and white pictures as clean and people taking bi carb as dirty is comical nonsense.
That you confuse coffee, honey and hot baths with banned peds shows how confused you are.
The fact that it's not on the banned PED list means it has no benefit. You can rest assured the doping agencies have tested it and found no performance benefit. It's simply a placebo.
No, it means it doesn’t mean two of the three WADA criteria. (You know the three criteria, right?)
Many things enhance performance and aren’t banned, obviously.
Also, a ban on bicarb would be unenforceable.
It doesn't have to merely enhance performance (sleep does that) but offer unfair advantage. But if bicarb was like EPO there's no doubt it would be banned. And any substance that is abused can be bad for health. Even carrot juice.
And caffeine? What about your heroes from the 1960s and 1970s who knows how many grey area things they were on? Countless painkillers. The Lydiard boys were all munching down honey, apparently they reduced workout pain better than anti-inflams. Hot baths may be as effective as altitude tents for raising hemoglobin levels. It's a matter of where it all ends once we go down this path. But to label the heroes from black and white pictures as clean and people taking bi carb as dirty is comical nonsense.
That you confuse coffee, honey and hot baths with banned peds shows how confused you are.
That you confuse bicarb with banned peds shows how confused you are.