"Beta-Alanine Supplementation and Exercise Capacity & Performance" with Prof Craig Sale and Dr Bryan Saunders

Episode 152 of the Institute of Performance Nutrition's "We Do Science" podcast! In this episode, I (Laurent Bannock) discuss "Beta Alanine Supplementation and Exercise Capacity & Performance" with Professor Craig Sale (Nottingham Trent University, UK) and Dr Bryan Saunders (University of Sao Paulo, Brazil).

Discussion Topics Include:

• How and why Carnosine plays an important role in protecting against pH changes in skeletal muscle
• How and why high-intensity exercise leads to a reduction in muscle pH (or increased acidity) due to hydrogen ion accumulation and impact on exercise capacity and performance
• The evidence behind and role of Beta-alanine supplementation on increasing skeletal muscle Carnosine content, and its impact on the buffering capacity of the muscle
• Practical applications and considerations of Beta Alanine supplementation

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Key Paper(s) Discussed / Referred to:

• β-alanine supplementation to improve exercise capacity and performance: a systematic review and meta-analysis
• Carnosine in health and disease
• International society of sports nutrition position stand: Beta-Alanine

Related Podcast Episodes:

• #105 - "To Supplement, or Not to Supplement" with Professor Craig Sale
• #68 - 'Beta Alanine Supplementation and Performance' with Abbie Smith-Ryan PhD & Craig Sale PhD

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