Caffeinated Gel Ingestion Enhances Jump Performance, Muscle Strength, and Power in Trained Men
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Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Zagreb, Zagreb 10000, Croatia
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Institute for Health and Sport (IHES), Victoria University, Melbourne 3011, Australia
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Nutrients 2019, 11(4), 937; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11040937
Received: 9 April 2019
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Revised: 18 April 2019
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Accepted: 18 April 2019
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Published: 25 April 2019
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Coffee and Caffeine Consumption for Human Health)
We aimed to explore the effects of caffeinated gel ingestion on neuromuscular performance in resistance-trained men. The participants (n = 17; mean ± standard deviation (SD): age 23 ± 2 years, height 183 ± 5 cm, body mass 83 ± 11 kg) completed two testing conditions that involved ingesting a caffeinated gel (300 mg of caffeine) or placebo. The testing outcomes included: (1) vertical jump height in the squat jump (SJ) and countermovement jump (CMJ); (2) knee extension and flexion peak torque and average power at angular velocities of 60°·s−1 and 180°·s−1; (3) barbell velocity in the bench press with loads corresponding to 50%, 75%, and 90% of one-repetition maximum (1RM); and (4) peak power output in a test on a rowing ergometer. Compared to the placebo, caffeine improved: (1) SJ (p = 0.039; Cohen’s d effect size (d) = 0.18; +2.9%) and CMJ height (p = 0.011; d = 0.18; +3.3%); (2) peak torque and average power in the knee extensors at both angular velocities (d ranged from 0.21 to 0.37; percent change from +3.5% to +6.9%), peak torque (p = 0.034; d = 0.24; +4.6%), and average power (p = 0.015; d = 0.32; +6.7%) at 60°·s−1 in the knee flexors; (3) barbell velocity at 50% 1RM (p = 0.021; d = 0.33; +3.5%), 75% 1RM (p < 0.001; d = 0.42; +5.4%), and 90% 1RM (p < 0.001; d = 0.59, +12.0%). We conclude that the ingestion of caffeinated gels may acutely improve vertical jump performance, strength, and power in resistance-trained men.
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Keywords:
caffeine; ergogenic aid; resistance training; isokinetic testing
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Venier, S.; Grgic, J.; Mikulic, P. Caffeinated Gel Ingestion Enhances Jump Performance, Muscle Strength, and Power in Trained Men. Nutrients 2019, 11, 937. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11040937
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Venier S, Grgic J, Mikulic P. Caffeinated Gel Ingestion Enhances Jump Performance, Muscle Strength, and Power in Trained Men. Nutrients. 2019; 11(4):937. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11040937
Chicago/Turabian StyleVenier, Sandro, Jozo Grgic, and Pavle Mikulic. 2019. "Caffeinated Gel Ingestion Enhances Jump Performance, Muscle Strength, and Power in Trained Men" Nutrients 11, no. 4: 937. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11040937
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