My lands…does anyone know the long term effects of baking soda?
Depends on how much you ingest and how often. There is research that suggests taking it for workouts as well as races induces long term performance benefits. Problems arise with all of the excess sodium intake. If bi-carb is only used a couple times a week, the risk of cardiovascular issues is pretty low for high volume endurance athletes. If taken more often though, TBD.
The problem with PEDs is that they are bad for your health. Otherwise, they would just be vitamin supplements. Bicarb isn't bad for our health.
It's probably just a dumb fad though. I find it hard to believe that something so obvious has only recently been "discovered". Also consider that athletes might be getting paid to promote bicarb supplements.
Recently discovered?? I knew lots of athletes taking it in the 90s.
My lands…does anyone know the long term effects of baking soda?
Depends on how much you ingest and how often. There is research that suggests taking it for workouts as well as races induces long term performance benefits. Problems arise with all of the excess sodium intake. If bi-carb is only used a couple times a week, the risk of cardiovascular issues is pretty low for high volume endurance athletes. If taken more often though, TBD.
Maurten says that bicarb should not be used 2 days in a row. Not sure if that is based on anything scientific or it is just them being cautious.
The problem with PEDs is that they are bad for your health. Otherwise, they would just be vitamin supplements. Bicarb isn't bad for our health.
It's probably just a dumb fad though. I find it hard to believe that something so obvious has only recently been "discovered". Also consider that athletes might be getting paid to promote bicarb supplements.
Recently discovered?? I knew lots of athletes taking it in the 90s.
The delivery mechanism is what's new, now rather than getting a small boost with a decent chance of not even be able to race because you're stuck on the toilet, the boost has grown in power and the digestive downsides are gone.
The problem with PEDs is that they are bad for your health. Otherwise, they would just be vitamin supplements. Bicarb isn't bad for our health.
It's probably just a dumb fad though. I find it hard to believe that something so obvious has only recently been "discovered". Also consider that athletes might be getting paid to promote bicarb supplements.
Recently discovered?? I knew lots of athletes taking it in the 90s.
1990s?
It took a while to get the proportions correct (some as not to cause significant GI distress), but we used this in college in the mid to late 1970s.
kinda bummer to hear, wish these guys were doing this clean even though it's technically not a PED
So…like…news flash…pro athletes have been using bicarb for decades. Social media didn't exist so everything was more secretive.
Maurten is popular because they have a formula that doesn't cause severe stomach issues like the mix normally does.
The formula isn't just about avoiding stomach upset but also helping the bicarbonate pass through the stomach and then absorb in the duodenum. Why? So it isn't wasted neutralising stomach acid.
kinda bummer to hear, wish these guys were doing this clean even though it's technically not a PED
“Admits,” like it’s some sorta scandal. You might as well say marathoners “admit” to taking carbs during a race, or hobby joggers “admit” to carb loading.
So…like…news flash…pro athletes have been using bicarb for decades. Social media didn't exist so everything was more secretive.
Maurten is popular because they have a formula that doesn't cause severe stomach issues like the mix normally does.
The formula isn't just about avoiding stomach upset but also helping the bicarbonate pass through the stomach and then absorb in the duodenum. Why? So it isn't wasted neutralising stomach acid.
Yes, this isn't your father's and grandfather's baking soda anymore.
I'd like to see the preparation banned along with the super shoes. Swimming had the cajones to ban the supersuits after the riot of world records about sixteen years back. When is track going to do the same? Never because of the shoe company money behind the sport. But there isn't huge money in the gel, so go ahead and ban it. It is a clear performance enhancer in a way that mere baking soda was not.
kinda bummer to hear, wish these guys were doing this clean even though it's technically not a PED
“Admits,” like it’s some sorta scandal. You might as well say marathoners “admit” to taking carbs during a race, or hobby joggers “admit” to carb loading.
Maurten bypasses the sacred God given gut intestines and its enzymes and go straight into the blood. This is unnatural cheating get it? Damn
For some reason this reminds me of Teg talking about how PRP helped him come back from injury. LRC message boarders made a big stink about it, and not long after that it was reviewed by WADA and banned, at least in the form that it was used by Teg.
What's different is that bicarb is such a common and seemingly harmless substance that it's hard to imagine it getting banned. I could see it being limited one day in the way that caffeine is.
Whatever happens, the fact that Grant talks openly about it (likeTeg did about PRP) makes him come across as an honest, straight-shooting, rule-abiding athlete.
I took it once before a workout in the early 2000s and ended up missing the entirety of the session due to explosive diarrhea. Horrible horrible diarrhea, never considered taking it again.
I was a professional athlete and a fellow pro told me about it. Definitely wasn’t a “every single pro is taking this” situation, but it was out there.
Oh noes! I heard that he had a coffee this morning and stopped at Taco Bell in the last month!
What a bunch of sad pearl clutching old farts we have here!
You are 100% correct. It’s just a bunch of salty old dudes that have been told for the past 20 years that every record from their generation was due to EPO.
Now young guys are running faster than those EPO soaked old guys.
I’m sure the young guys are clean though. I mean evolution works so fast that 20 years creates a far superior athlete.