Acute caffeine intake increases performance in the 15-s Wingate test during the menstrual cycle
Lara B, Gutiérrez Hellín J, Ruíz-Moreno C, Romero-Moraleda B, Del Coso J
British journal of clinical pharmacology · 39 citations
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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
- Funding not disclosed
Publication
- Published
- 2019-11-20 · Br J Clin Pharmacol · vol. 86 · issue 4 · pp. 745–752
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Cited
- 53 citations · more than 88% of similar papers · 2.4× the field average
- References
- 40 works
- Access
- Free to read
- Research areas
- Muscle metabolism and nutrition · Coffee research and impacts · Exercise and Physiological Responses
- Keywords
- Caffeine, Wingate test, Luteal phase, Follicular phase, Menstrual cycle, Placebo, Anaerobic exercise, Medicine, Athletes, Endocrinology, Internal medicine, Physiology, Animal science, Physical therapy, Hormone, Biology
- MeSH
- humans, caffeine, cross-over studies, double-blind method, menstrual cycle, female, male, performance-enhancing substances
5 authors
From ES
- Beatriz LaraCamilo José Cela University
- Jorge Gutiérrez‐HellínUniversidad Francisco de Vitoria; Camilo José Cela University
- Carlos Ruíz‐MorenoCamilo José Cela University
- Blanca Romero‐MoraledaCamilo José Cela University
- Juan Del Coso · correspondingUniversidad Rey Juan Carlos
Abstract
Aims
In male athletes, caffeine is considered an ergogenic aid to increase anaerobic performance during the Wingate anaerobic test (WANT). However, information about the effect of caffeine on WANT performance in female athletes is contradictory. Furthermore, it is unknown whether the ergogenicity of caffeine is present during all the phases of the menstrual cycle. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of caffeine intake on WANT performance during 3 phases of the menstrual cycle.
Methods
Thirteen well-trained eumenorrhoeic triathletes participated in a double-blind, placebo-controlled, cross-over experimental trial. On 2 different days in each phase, and in randomized order, participants ingested caffeine (3 mg kg-1 ) or a placebo (cellulose). The menstrual cycle phases were individually characterized as follows: (i) early follicular; (ii) preovulatory; and (iii) midluteal. In each trial, participants performed a 15-s adapted version of the WANT.
Results
In comparison to the placebo, caffeine increased peak power during the WANT in the early follicular (8.6 ± 0.8 vs 8.9 ± 0.9 W/kg, P = .04; effect size [d] = 0.45), preovulatory (8.6 ± 0.9 vs 8.9 ± 0.9 W/kg, P = .04; d = 0.23) and mid-luteal phases (8.6 ± 0.8 vs 8.9 ± 0.9 W/kg, P < .01; d = 0.52).
Conclusion
The ergogenic effect of caffeine on WANT peak cycling power was of a similar magnitude in the follicular, preovulatory, and mid-luteal phases. These results suggest that caffeine increases performance in the 15-s Wingate test in women athletes and it might be considered an ergogenic aid to increase anaerobic performance in eumenorrhoeic women during their menstrual cycle.
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