The Performance Enhancing Drug They Can't Ban
Is baking soda a legal, performance enhancing drug?
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The Performance Enhancing Drug They Can't Ban
Season 11 Episode 6 | 11m 25s
Is baking soda a legal, performance enhancing drug?
In February 2025, a number of running world records were absolutely demolished by athletes who claimed they gained an edge through a common kitchen ingredient: baking soda. It sounds like pseudoscience, but incredibly, this trick might actually work… or make you violently ill. So of course, Alex had to try it.
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The Performance Enhancing Drug They Can't Ban
Season 11 Episode 6 | 11m 25s
In February 2025, a number of running world records were absolutely demolished by athletes who claimed they gained an edge through a common kitchen ingredient: baking soda. It sounds like pseudoscience, but incredibly, this trick might actually work… or make you violently ill. So of course, Alex had to try it.
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