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Caffeine has been widely studied by researchers as an ergogenic for use in endurance sports. However, while it is also very popular among strength athletes, less work has been done by researchers in that area. Recently, a couple of new studies were done that advanced our understanding of how strength athletes might make the best use of caffeine. Together with the previous work, that makes for some interesting and quite practical findings. Here’s a review to bring you up to speed.
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Effects of caffeinein resistance-training
Q: How can we assess the efect of cafeine during
resistance-training?
A: By looking at trials comparing cafeine
supplementaton with a placebo during strength
tests
Q: Which strength tests should we look at?
A: Those that are most similar to standard resistance-training
practce
Different strength tests
Maximum strength
Conclusion: cafeine is
possibly efectve for
improving maximal strength
Repetton strength
Conclusion: cafeine is
possibly efectve for
improving maximal
repetton strength
Isokinetc strength
Conclusion: cafeine is
possibly efectve for
improving isokinetc strength
Maximum speed and power
Conclusion: cafeine is
probably efectve for
improving isoinertal bar
speed and power
Strength measureDoes caffeine
increase performance?
Maximum isoinertal strength (1RM) Possibly
Repetton isoinertal strength Possibly
Isokinetc strength Possibly
Maximum isoinertal bar speed + power Probably
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