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Effects of caffeine supplementation on physical performance and mood dimensions in elite and trained-recreational athletes
Jodra P, Lago-Rodríguez A, Sánchez-Oliver AJ, López-Samanes A, Pérez-López A, Veiga-Herreros P, San Juan AF, Domínguez R
Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 46 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
- Industry funded
- Company
- Banco Santander
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Publication
- Published
- 2020-01-03 · J Int Soc Sports Nutr · vol. 17 · issue 1 · p. 2
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media
- Cited
- 69 citations · more than 96% of similar papers · 5.2× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 91 works
- Access
- Open access (journal) · CC-BY
- Research areas
- Coffee research and impacts · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Muscle metabolism and nutrition
- Keywords
- Medicine, Athletes, Mood, Sports medicine, Elite athletes, Recreation, Physical therapy, Elite, Clinical nutrition, Caffeine, Gerontology, Clinical psychology, Psychiatry, Internal medicine
- MeSH
- humans, caffeine, central nervous system stimulants, administration, oral, cross-over studies, affect, male, athletic performance, physical exertion, young adult, performance-enhancing substances
8 authors
From ES
- P. JodraUniversidad de Alcalá; Universidad Alfonso X el Sabio
- Ángel Lago-Rodríguez · correspondingUniversidad Isabel I
- Antonio Jesús Sánchez-OliverIE University; Universidad de Sevilla
- Álvaro López‐SamanesUniversidad Francisco de Vitoria
- Alberto Pérez‐LópezUniversidad de Alcalá
- Pablo Veiga-HerrerosUniversidad Alfonso X el Sabio
Abstract
Background
Caffeine supplementation (CAFF) has an established ergogenic effect on physical performance and the psychological response to exercise. However, few studies have compared the response to CAFF intake among athletes of different competition level. This study compares the acute effects of CAFF on anaerobic performance, mood and perceived effort in elite and moderately-trained recreational athletes.
Methods
Participants for this randomized, controlled, crossover study were 8 elite athletes (in the senior boxing national team) and 10 trained-recreational athletes. Under two experimental conditions, CAFF supplementation (6 mg/kg) or placebo (PLAC), the athletes completed a Wingate test. Subjective exertion during the test was recorded as the rating of perceived exertion (RPE) both at the general level (RPEgeneral) and at the levels muscular (RPEmuscular) and cardiorespiratory (RPEcardio). Before the Wingate test, participants completed the questionnaires Profiles of Moods States (POMS) and Subjective Vitality Scale (SVS).
Results
In response to CAFF intake, improvements were noted in Wpeak (11.22 ± 0.65 vs 10.70 ± 0.84; p = 0.003; [Formula: see text] =0.44), Wavg (8.75 ± 0.55 vs 8.41 0.46; p = 0.001; [Formula: see text] =0.53) and time taken to reach Wpeak (7.56 ± 1.58 vs 9.11 ± 1.53; p < 0.001; [Formula: see text] =0.57) both in the elite and trained-recreational athletes. However, only the elite athletes showed significant increases in tension (+ 325%), vigor (+ 31%) and SVS (+ 28%) scores after the intake of CAFF compared to levels recorded under the condition PLAC (p < 0.05). Similarly, levels of vigor after consuming CAFF were significantly higher in the elite than the trained-recreational athletes (+ 5.8%).
Conclusions
CAFF supplementation improved anaerobic performance in both the elite and recreational athletes. However, the ergogenic effect of CAFF on several mood dimensions and subjective vitality was greater in the elite athletes.
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