Sports

Amp Human PR Sports Lotion

Natural Sodium Bicarbonate, 300g Bottle. Informed Sport Certified. Apply generously to working muscles 30 minutes before working out.

From the label and the listing

Size300g Bottle

Ingredients: Sodium Bicarbonate, Poloxamer 407, Aqua, Isopropyl Palmitate, Lecithin, Cetyl Alcohol, Propylene Glycol, Alcohol Denat., Benzyl Alcohol, Sodium Hydroxide, Polyglyceryl-4 Laurate, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Menthol, Sorbic Acid, Parfum

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Ingredients read from the product label; size, certification and directions from the Amazon listing.

What the independent trials found: mixed

Cyclists (10 recreationally active, 10 trained): no change in blood buffering and no performance gain. PubMed ›
A crossover of 14 team-sport athletes: repeated sprints about 2% faster than placebo (p=0.036, small effect) and lower perceived effort; no change in blood buffering; Yo-Yo endurance not significant. Funded through a Momentous studentship. PubMed ›
Simulated soccer, 10 players: the lotion shifted blood pH at half-time but did not improve sprints; capsules did. PubMed ›
After muscle-damaging sprints, 24 soccer players: the lotion did not speed recovery or protect performance; capsules partly did. PubMed ›

Summaries are PearlQuant's reading of each paper; follow the PubMed links for the originals.