
Andy Sparks
@sparks_andy
Physiology, nutrition, cycling and endurance research. Maurten AB. @MaurtenOfficial | maurten.com | Honorary Visiting Research Fellow @LJMU.
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Andy Sparks gives us insight into how sodium bicarbonate makes you faster, how the pros are using it in surprising ways, and what the future could hold for its use. Watch/listen now! youtu.be/7r6CfvO-q_g


A nice "pick me up" delivered this morning after last night's result - great to see the paperback version! Chapter📒: Extreme Environments with Dr Rachel Malcolm, Caroline Sunderland, Sanjoy Deb, Neil Clarke, Rachel Tan, Dr Lewis Gough & Carl James Link🔗: amazon.co.uk/Nutrition-Supp… 🥶🥵🏔️


So cool to receive a copy of this brilliant resource for cyclists and coaches, marking the first time I’ve contributed to a book chapter 🥇🚴🏻♂️📖. Thanks to Professor Lewis Gough and Andy Sparks for leading a project which calls on the expertise of so many big names in this field 🧠🧑🔬💊.



Nice work Eli Shannon and team. New paper in European Journal of Applied Physiology with super interesting findings. Maurten bicarb system improves 40 km cycling TT performance. link.springer.com/article/10.100…

🚨 PhD opportunity 🚨 to be advertised soon, working with myself, Nathan Hodson, @Doc_Morse Craig Sale Hector Chinoy and others, investigating the mechanisms of and interventions for muscle loss in inclusion body myositis. If interested, please get in touch [email protected]

In light of the track cycling starting at the Paris 2024 Olympics, here is a link to my new book "Nutrition and Supplement in Cycling" routledge.com/Nutrition-and-… Edited and written with my good friend Andy Sparks along with the best minds in research and the applied world! #Paris2024


Our latest study on the Maurten bicarb system. This time for repeated 4 km time trial performance. Professor Lewis Gough LJMU Sport Science #cycling #sportsnutrition link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Delighted to share a 2nd PhD opportunity with our team in collaboration with England Rugby under myself, Craig Twist, Kirsty Sale and Scott Gillham at LJMU Sport Science. If you think you might be interested, get in touch. RT's welcome.

We have 2 fully funded PhDs working with me and the team at LJMU Sport Science available at the moment. One is focussed on rugby with England Rugby and the second football with Nutrition X - NX and Stockport County . It's a great place to study. Any questions drop me a message.

outsideonline.com/health/trainin… Alex Hutchinson Professor Lewis Gough Eli Shannon

🚨 New paper alert 🚨 If it’s not on twitter, did it even happen? …Keep an eye out for more sodium citrate work in IJSNEMJournal very soon 👀 Shout out to Ben Dobson, Andy Sparks and Nathan Hilton for their continued and valued support.




What else is featured in our March 2025 issue? This fantastic paper by Daniel-Tinnion explores blood alkalosis and sodium citrate ingestion🩸



We’re looking for an Exercise Physiologist to work with us Maurten and with the #m11trackclub Trevor Painter and Jenny Meadows. Please RT careers.maurten.com/jobs/5886716-e…