Dietary sodium citrate supplementation enhances rehydration and recovery from rapid body mass loss in trained wrestlers

• Published in: Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism Vol. 37; no. 6; pp. 1028 - 1037
• Main Authors: Timpmann, Saima, Burk, Andres, Medijainen, Luule, Tamm, Maria, Kreegipuu, Kairi, Vähi, Mare, Unt, Eve, Ööpik, Vahur
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Canada NRC Research Press 01.12.2012; Canadian Science Publishing NRC Research Press
• Subjects: Acid base balance; Adult; alcalose; alkalosis; anaerobic performance; Athletes; bicarbonates; Blood; blood pH; Body Composition; Body mass; Body mass index; buffering capacity; Care and treatment; Citrates - administration & dosage; Diet; Diet (effects); diet therapy; Dietary Supplements; Double-Blind Method; Exercise - physiology; Fluid therapy; Fluid Therapy - methods; Health aspects; Humans; ingestion; Male; metabolism; Methods; nutrition; performance anaérobie; Physical Fitness - physiology; Physiological aspects; Placebos; Plasma; Plasma Volume - drug effects; Power; Recovery; rehydration; réhydratation; Sodium citrate; Specific Gravity; Urine; Water; Water-Electrolyte Balance - drug effects; Weight Gain; Weight Loss - physiology; Wrestlers; Wrestling; Wrestling - physiology; équilibre acidobasique; Estonia

This study assessed the effects of dietary sodium citrate supplementation during a 16 h recovery from 5% rapid body mass loss (RBML) on physiological functions, affective state, and performance in trained wrestlers. Sixteen wrestlers performed an upper body intermittent sprint performance (UBISP) te...