how is sports oxyshot absorbed into the body?
Typically atmospheric oxygen (a gas) is delivered to the body via the lungs. In contrast, Sports Oxyshot (although rich in oxygen) is not a gas, it is an aqueous solution and like all solutions (eg water, alcohol etc) is absorbed via the gastro-intestinal tract, across the gastric membrane. As the gastric membrane is similar in nature to the tissues of the lungs the oxygen ‘locked in solution’ crosses over into the blood stream in the same way and this by-passes the first two steps of aerobic respiration (ventilation/gas exchange). The oxygen in a 10ml dose of Sports Oxyshot whilst not in itself a lot of oxygen (1.5ml) compared to normal respiratory oxygen is however in a very concentrated form (15%) in the solution and this difference is the key to it’s effectiveness.
