Mücadele Sporlarında; Sodyum Bikarbonat ve Kafein Alımının Atletik Performansa Etkisi

Year 2025, Volume: 14 Issue: 3, 1236 - 1244, 25.09.2025

Nesibe Büşra Diler , Pınar Göbel

https://doi.org/10.37989/gumussagbil.1556790

Abstract

ÖZ
Mücadele sporları; iki sporcu arasında belirli kurallar dahilinde, bireysel rekabetçi spor dallarını tanımlar. Ana enerji sistemleri fosfojen ve anaerobik glikoliz yolakları ile çalışmasına rağmen, kısmen aerobik sistem de mekanizmaya dahil olabilmektedir. Branşın teknik getirileri ve enerji mekanizması sebebiyle, gereksinimler diğer branşlardan ayrılmaktadır. Özellikle müsabaka esnasında; kuvvet, patlayıcılık, denge, hız parametreleri önem kazanmakta ve ergojenik ihtiyaçlar şekillenmektedir. Sodyum-bikarbonat; yıllardır çalışılan yüksek etkili bir ergojenik destektir. Tamponlayıcı özelliği sebebiyle asidozu ve kan pH’sını etkilemesi ile daha çok dayanıklılık spor branşlarında çalışmalar yapılmış ve performansı yükseltmiştir. Oral alımı ile kısa sürede etki gösterebilen sodyum-bikarbonat; mücadele sporlarında toparlanmayı hızlandırması ve tükenmişliği yavaşlatması ile performans artışına katkı sağlamaktadır. Kafeinin de patlayıcılığı destekleyici mekanizması ile performans yükseltmesi, son yıllarda mücadele sporlarında kullanımını yaygınlaştırmaktadır. Mevcut çalışmanın amacı; mücadele sporlarında görülen kısa süreli ve tekrarlı müsabakalarda sodyum-bikarbonat ve kafeinin birlikte kullanımının performansa olan olası etkilerini incelemektir. Çalışmada, konu ile ilgili güncel literatür taranarak değerlendirme yapılmıştır. Sodyum-bikarbonat ve kafeinin birlikte kullanımının sinerjik etkileri, teorik açıdan oldukça olumlu olsa da pratik kullanımda etkisini değerlendirebilmek için farklı branşlarda yapılması gereken daha fazla çalışmaya ihtiyaç vardır.

Keywords

Ergojenik , Kafein , Performans , Sodyum-bikarbonat , Spor

The Effects of Sodium Bicarbonate and Caffeine Intake on Athletic Performance in Combat Sports

Abstract

Combat sports; it defines individual competitive sports between two athletes within certain rules. Although the main energy systems work with phosphogen and anaerobic glycolysis pathways, the aerobic system may also be partially involved in the mechanism. Due to the technical benefits and energy mechanism of the branch, the requirements differ from other branches. Especially during the competition, strength, explosiveness, balance and speed parameters gain importance and ergogenic needs take shape. Sodium-bicarbonate; it is a highly effective ergogenic support that has been studied for years. Due to its buffering properties, it affects acidosis and blood pH, and studies have been conducted mostly in endurance sports branches and it increases performance. Sodium-bicarbonate, which can act in a short time when taken orally; it contributes to increased performance in combat sports by accelerating recovery and slowing down burnout. Caffeine's ability to enhance performance through its explosiveness-supporting mechanism has made its use widespread in combat sports in recent years. Purpose of current use; In short-term and repetitive competitions seen in combat sports, using sodium-bicarbonate and caffeine together is a possible effect on performance. In the study, an evaluation was made by scanning the current literature on the subject. Although the co-administration of sodium-bicarbonate and caffeine as synergistic drugs is quite positive in theory, more studies are needed in different branches to evaluate them in practical use.

Keywords

Caffeine , Ergogenic , Performance , Sodium-bicarbonate , Sports

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