Acute caffeine supplementation in combat sports: a systematic review
López-González LM, Sánchez-Oliver AJ, Mata F, Jodra P, Antonio J, Domínguez R
Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 54 citations
How it was studied
- Design
- Systematic review (indexed by PubMed)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Independent funding
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Publication
- Published
- 2018-01-05 · J Int Soc Sports Nutr · vol. 15 · issue 1 · p. 60
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media
- Cited
- 83 citations · more than 84% of similar papers · 1.6× the field average
- References
- 102 works
- Access
- Open access (journal) · CC-BY
- Research areas
- Coffee research and impacts · Muscle metabolism and nutrition · Exercise and Physiological Responses
- Keywords
- Caffeine, Medicine, Sports medicine, Blood lactate, Physical therapy, Perceived exertion, Physical medicine and rehabilitation, Exertion, Scopus, Modalities, MEDLINE, Physiology, Internal medicine, Blood pressure, Heart rate
- MeSH
- arm, muscle, skeletal, humans, lactic acid, caffeine, energy metabolism, boxing, martial arts, muscle strength, athletic performance, athletes, performance-enhancing substances
6 authors
From ES, US
- Luis M. López-González
- Antonio Jesús Sánchez-Oliver · correspondingIE University; Universidad de Sevilla; Universidad Pablo de Olavide
- Fernando Mata Ordóñez
- Pablo Jodrá JiménezUniversidad de Alcalá
- José AntónioSoutheastern University; Nova Southeastern University
- Raúl DomínguezUniversidad Isabel I
Abstract
Caffeine used as a supplement has been shown to improve physical and cognitive performance in several sport modalities due to its effects on the central nervous system. This review assesses the direct effects of caffeine supplementation on performance in combat sports. Using the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis) guidelines, relevant studies were identified through the Medline, Scopus and SPORTDiscus databases. Of 1053 search results, only 9 articles fulfilled the inclusion criteria. Of these, three studies detected no ergogenic effect of caffeine supplementation, while six studies did observe a significant positive effect. Supplementation with 3-6 mg/kg of caffeine was found to increase the glycolytic contribution to energy metabolism during the execution of real or simulated combats, as indicated by elevated blood lactate concentrations. Caffeine intake was also noted to improve levels of strength, power and upper arm muscular endurance. These effects were not paralleled by an increase in the exertion perceived by the athlete.
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