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The effect of caffeine as an ergogenic aid in anaerobic exercise.

International journal of sport nutrition and exercise metabolism2008The record ↗

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  1. Finding, very limited evidenceraisesPeak power output

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  • caffeine — increases peak power output

    very limitedFindingreplicated ×5

    “During the caffeine trial, more total weight was lifted with the chest press, and a greater peak power was obtained during the Wingate test.”
    Quoted verbatim from The effect of caffeine as an ergogenic aid in anaerobic exercise.
    Study
    RCT
    Participants
    18
    Dose studied
    5 mg/kg body weight caffeine, single acute dose
    Population
    male athletes (24.1±5.8 yr; BMI 26.4±2.2 kg/m2), anaerobic exercise testing (leg press, chest press, 30-s Wingate test)

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Study record

Read under
caffeine
Design, as each reading recorded it
crossover trial / randomised controlled trial
Species
human
Population
18 male athletes (24.1+/-5.8 yr; BMI 26.4+/-2.2 kg/m2)
Participants
18
Comparator
placebo
Duration
not recorded
Endpoints measured
11
Record
extracted
Readings recorded
2