Caffeine Improves Basketball Performance in Experienced Basketball Players
Puente C, Abián-Vicén J, Salinero JJ, Lara B, Areces F, Del Coso J
Nutrients · 54 citations
How it was studied
- Design
- Randomized controlled trial (indexed by PubMed)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Possibly industry funded
- University or hospital
- Universidad Camilo José Cela
Based on 1 listed funder(s) and full-text disclosure statement.
Publication
- Published
- 2017-09-19 · Nutrients · vol. 9 · issue 9 · p. 1033
- Publisher
- Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
- Cited
- 91 citations · more than 88% of similar papers · 2.3× the field average
- References
- 47 works
- Access
- Open access (journal) · CC-BY
- Research areas
- Muscle metabolism and nutrition · Coffee research and impacts · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Keywords
- Basketball, Caffeine, Placebo, Heart rate, Vertical jump, Jumping, Physical therapy, Animal science, Body mass index, Medicine, Jump, Psychology, Internal medicine, Physiology, Blood pressure, Biology, Physics
- MeSH
- humans, caffeine, anthropometry, diet, double-blind method, heart rate, basketball, adult, female, male, athletic performance, young adult, performance-enhancing substances
6 authors
From ES
- Carlos PuenteCamilo José Cela University
- Javier Abián‐VicénCamilo José Cela University; University of Castilla-La Mancha
- Juan José SalineroCamilo José Cela University
- Beatriz LaraCamilo José Cela University
- Francisco ArecesCamilo José Cela University
- Juan Del Coso · correspondingCamilo José Cela University
Abstract
The aim of this study was to determine the effect of caffeine intake on overall basketball performance in experienced players. A double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized experimental design was used for this investigation. In two different sessions separated by one week, 20 experienced basketball players ingested 3 mg of caffeine/kg of body mass or a placebo. After 60 min, participants performed 10 repetitions of the following sequence: Abalakov jump, Change-of-Direction and Acceleration Test (CODAT) and two free throws. Later, heart rate, body impacts and game statistics were recorded during a 20-min simulated basketball game. In comparison to the placebo, the ingestion of caffeine increased mean jump height (37.3 ± 6.8 vs. 38.2 ± 7.4 cm; p = 0.012), but did not change mean time in the CODAT test or accuracy in free throws. During the simulated game, caffeine increased the number of body impacts (396 ± 43 vs. 410 ± 41 impacts/min; p p = 0.037) during the game. Nevertheless, players showed a higher prevalence of insomnia (19.0 vs. 54.4%; p = 0.041) after the game. Three mg of caffeine per kg of body mass could be an effective ergogenic substance to increase physical performance and overall success in experienced basketball players.
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