![]() The company’s scientists tested the Bicarb System on themselves during the coronavirus pandemic. Maurten says the Team Jumbo-Visma women’s and men’s squads began trialing the Bicarb System in early 2021. How does sodium bicarbonate improve performance in high-intensity exercise? I asked sports nutritionist Ellen McDermott, from McD Nutrition, and High North Performance coaching’s Dr Emma Wilkins and Tom Bell for their interpretation of the study results. I participated in the first independent trial of the new product by Birmingham City University to find out. Maurten claims the Bicarb System’s effectiveness extends beyond explosive cycling events, where bicarbonate’s benefit is well established, into four-to-five hour road races.ĭo Maurten’s claims stand up to scientific scrutiny? Can bicarb make me go faster, not just to the toilet? The sports nutrition brand says its Maurten Bicarb System, used by WorldTour teams, eliminates GI upset in most athletes while improving performance. Bicarbonate in the form of solution and, to a lesser extent, standard capsules tends to break down in the stomach, triggering GI issues. ![]() A gel coating helps tiny bicarbonate capsules pass into the intestine. Now Maurten has devised a new way of ingesting bicarb.
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