Acclivum2.0 Before Sport

Before Sport Preparing the body for peak performance

Performance doesn’t begin with the first step or lift—it begins before your training session starts. As your heart rate rises and energy systems activate, your body also experiences shifts in acid–base balance. If you enter exercise in a slightly acidic state, fatigue sets in faster, breathing feels heavier, and recovery becomes less efficient.

Acclivum2.0 helps athletes start every session from a more balanced physiological baseline. With its advanced enteric-coated bicarbonate technology, it supports the body’s internal buffering capacity before intense activity begins.

Why acid–base balance matters pre-training

Everyday metabolic processes—diet, stress, movement—generate acid that the body must buffer. If bicarbonate reserves are partially depleted before training, athletes begin exercise at a disadvantage:

  • Muscles accumulate hydrogen ions sooner
  • Effort feels harder at lower intensities
  • Anaerobic threshold is reached earlier

Pre-exercise sodium bicarbonate supplementation is a well-established method for enhancing extracellular buffering. However, traditional bicarbonate often causes GI discomfort, limiting its practical use.

Acclivum2.0 delivers bicarbonate without the drawbacks, helping athletes enter training in a more optimal buffering state.

Energy starts with balance

Optimal acid–base balance enhances key physiological systems involved in performance:

  • Oxygen delivery: Better blood pH improves hemoglobin–oxygen dynamics.
  • Energy metabolism: High-intensity energy pathways are more efficient under optimal pH.
  • Muscle excitability: Stable pH supports effective neuromuscular firing.

Beginning exercise from a balanced internal environment helps delay early fatigue and supports smoother metabolic transitions as intensity increases.

How Acclivum2.0 works

Acclivum2.0 uses an enteric coating designed to transport bicarbonate safely through the stomach, preventing premature neutralization and unwanted CO₂ release.

Once in the small intestine, bicarbonate is released for efficient absorption, resulting in:

  • Reduced pre-training acidosis
  • Lower initial fatigue
  • Improved buffering capacity from the first minutes of exercise
  • Significantly fewer GI symptoms compared to standard sodium bicarbonate formulations (supported by clinical evidence)

This makes Acclivum2.0® ideal for use immediately before demanding sessions, where conventional bicarbonate would be intolerable.

Supporting the mind–body connection

Mental readiness—focus, reactivity, calmness—plays a decisive role in athletic output. Acid–base imbalance can influence ventilation, CO₂ sensitivity and perceived exertion, affecting cognitive sharpness in the early phase of training.

By supporting physiological pH stability, Acclivum2.0 helps athletes begin exercise with:

 

  • Clearer focus
  • More controlled breathing
  • Improved neuromuscular coordination
A clean start to every performance

Acclivum2.0 is performance preparation engineered for athletes who want to train smarter, not just harder.

It helps ensure the body’s buffering systems, oxygen delivery, and muscle activation are aligned from the first moment of training.

Pre-sport benefits
✔ Reduced pre-training fatigue
✔ Greater early-session muscle efficiency
✔ Improved mental focus and coordination
✔ Smoother respiratory and cardiovascular ramp-up
✔ Lower GI discomfort compared to standard bicarbonate

References

Carr, A. J., Slater, G. J., Gore, C. J., Dawson, B., & Burke, L. M. (2011). Effect of sodium bicarbonate on exercise performance: A meta-analysis. Sports Medicine, 41(10), 801–814.
https://doi.org/10.2165/11591440-000000000-00000

International Society of Sports Nutrition. (2021). Position stand: Sodium bicarbonate and exercise performance. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, 18(1), 61.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12970-021-00458-w

Jiang, F. L., et al. (2024). Effects of enteric-coated sodium bicarbonate on bicarbonate absorption and gastrointestinal discomfort. Nutrients, 16(5), 744.
https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16050744

Muñoz, C. X., et al. (2020). Enteric-coated sodium bicarbonate attenuates gastrointestinal side effects during high-intensity exercise. International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, 30(6), 457–463.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31751936/

Disclaimer
The information provided is for educational and technical purposes only.
Acclivum 2.0 is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
Future therapeutic applications depend on ongoing clinical research.