Sodium Citrate
Alkalizing electrolyte salt used as a pre-exercise buffer to attenuate exercise-induced acidosis during high-intensity efforts.
Stacks containing Sodium Citrate
Public community stacks that include this ingredient.
Heavy Sweater Electrolyte Base
Supports fluid balance during long or hot training sessions.
Daily Creatine + Electrolyte Base
Year-round base stack to support training output & hydration.
Sodium citrate at 500 mg/kg body mass in capsule form reliably induces blood alkalosis and is most beneficial for short-duration, very high-intensity exercise; only 25% of observations showed significant performance improvements in high-intensity intermittent exercise, and gastrointestinal symptoms are a key limiting factor.
Sodium citrate ingestion significantly increased time to exhaustion during supramaximal cycling exercise versus placebo, associated with reduced intramuscular acidosis and improved metabolic performance.