A Wasted Saturday? Not Quite Yet!

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Well, it's already pretty late. So far, I've laid around in bed sleeping late (which is ok... I don't do that every day!), wasted a bunch of time scrolling on my phone (not as ok), and cleaned out a few days' worth of dishes (very ok). Now it's early evening and I'm eating a healthy "breakfast" (if you can even call it breakfast at this time) and writing this post. I suppose it's already not a complete waste, but there's more coming!

I looked up the benefits of using baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) as a supplement for working out - there are actual studies to back this up. Its benefits are not completely proven, but since it's a relatively benign supplement (provided you're not suffering from high blood pressure, kidney problems, or taking certain antifungal or immune-modulating medications), I figured I'd give it a go at a lower starting dose than recommended. I only chose the lower dose because I want to ensure that I'm able to tolerate it without problems. In short, for me, the benefits of taking it would exceed the risks (bloating and farting, which I already do anyway, being that I'm human).

So, my plan is to draft up my tutorial posts, which are currently saved in Word documents, and then try out exercising - the timing would be within about 2 hours of taking the baking soda. It's going to be a fairly intense workout, so we'll see whether it confers any benefit.

Then I'll pause for a bit and do a bit of pleasure reading on a topic I like, meditate for 5-10 minutes, and engage in a hobby for an hour or so - not more because it's going to be too late.

Then I'll have my dinner while watching hockey, maybe something else as well, and go to bed. Since I'm off tomorrow, I'll sleep exactly as much as my body needs to recover from the workout.

I'll be reporting my progress on these plans in Threads as I go along (until I'm done with the hobby portion). That's going to be my accountability today. Let's see if I can pull this all off!

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There is some scientific research on sodium bicarbonate as a supplement. Gastric tolerance is probably the limiting factor.

https://www.ergo-log.com/four-best-supplements-for-runners.html

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When I prescribed these for patients, it was usually in the context of low sodium levels (a specific type which could be corrected with additional sodium) or those with very low pH levels (usually patients in extreme shock which resulted in high levels of acidity in the blood - inclusive of high lactic acid levels). These were, however, usually given intravenously, rather than as supplemental tablets or mixtures in solutions.

The theory here is that, during endurance exercise, we build up lactic acid in our muscles, which sometimes limits our ability to tolerate the exercise longer. The bicarb portion of sodium bicarb is supposed to combine with the acids and neutralize them.

Thus, the theoretical portion is sound, to some degree. There's going to be metabolism as the supplement goes through the gastrointestinal tract - this is where the gastric tolerance aspect kicks in - and then gets absorbed into the bloodstream, binding to other substrates, etc. It's not clear whether the absorbed sodium bicarb will actually reach the lactic acid that's build up in the muscles during exercise.

Let's see what happens!

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