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Supplements to enhance Combat Sport Performance
21 Feb 2010 08:34
A recent paper in the journal of strength and conditioning research examining the use of sodium bicarbinate supplementation of punching performance showed that 0.3g/kg body weight significantly improved the power endurance capacity in these athletes (A friend of mine Neil Welch wrote a nice review of this paper available at http://www.nwconditioning.com/2010/01/research-overview-sodium-bicarbonate-ingestion-and-boxing-performance/). In the paper the bicarbinate was ingested 90 minutes prior to the bout which was 4x3 minute rounds with 1 minute recovery.
I have experimented with various supplements with the combat athletes I have worked with over the years and have found this to be the case. One of the issues I had with it is whether the effects would last for the duration of the fight (15-25 minutes). This study suggests that the effects do last for at least 16 minutes which is encouraging. More research would certainly add to this.
Looking at the weight classes in MMA the measu...
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