Table 1.
Performance variables for 500 kJ cycling time trial following placebo and sodium phosphate supplementation (n = 13). Data are means (±SD).
Placebo
25 mg/kg Free Fat Mass
50 mg/kg Free Fat Mass
75 mg/kg Free Fat Mass
Time to completion (min:s)
40:39.8 (07:51)
42:21.6 (07:53)
a
40:55.2 (07:33)
40:38.4 (07:20)
Average power output (W)
212 (40)
203 (40)
a
211 (42)
213 (40)
Peak power output (W)
330 (77)
328 (102)
349 (70)
335 (74)
Post exercise RPE
17.5 (1.3)
17.5 (1.2)
17.8 (1.2)
18 (1)
Post exercise lactate (mM)
6.4 (1.2)
6.2 (1.6)
7.1 (2.4)
8.5 (2.4)
Post exercise heart rate (bpm)
170 (7)
165 (7)
169 (5)
169 (8)
a = ‘very likely’ to be detrimental compared with 75 mg/kg FFM trial and the placebo trial