Cycling | Ergogenic Aids | General | Guides | Indoor Rowing | Indoor Rowing Fact Sheets | Paddleboarding | Physiology | POWERbreatheWorld | Psychology | Running | Sailing | SuuntoWorld | Training | Triathlon | Wattbike The efficacy of Sodium Bicarbonate as a physiological sports ergogenic aid Introduction and Context The human body contains a reserve of sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3) that helps neutralise metabolic acids; a process known as ‘buffering’. NaHCO3 buffering is the body’s first defence against cha... The use of caffeine to enhance rowing performance The use of caffeine to enhance rowing performance I have been asked to comment on the use of caffeine as a means of improving rowing performance. My view on using excessive amounts of any substance are well known – d... 3389752 695 5612 94 (C) Copyright 2006 fletcher sport science limited Website developed by Justice-Roche Limited