How common endurance supplements may influence training adaptations beyond acute performance
This article reviews how common endurance supplements (sodium bicarbonate, beta-alanine, beetroot juice, caffeine) affect not just acute performance but also long-term training adaptations. While these supplements are known to provide ~1-3% improvements in acute endurance performance, their influence on how the body adapts to endurance training over time is less understood. The piece summarizes findings from a recent review on supplement-training interaction effects.
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Supplements such as sodium bicarbonate, beta-alanine, beetroot juice, and caffeine have been well-studied in the context of acute endurance performance and typically offer ~1 to 3% improvements in performance across a variety of endurance-related measures.
Although these common supplements also have the potential to modify the adaptive response to endurance training, less is known about how they influence adaptations to training.
This was the topic of a recent review looking at the effects of supplements on endurance training adaptations.
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