RT Generic
T1 The Long Way to Establish the Ergogenic Effect of Caffeine on Strength Performance: An Overview Review
A1 Giráldez Costas, Verónica
A1 Del Coso, Juan
A1 Mañas, Asier
A1 Salinero, Juan José
AB This overview review aimed to describe the evolution of the characteristics of the research on caffeine effects on strength. A total of 189 experimental studies with 3459 participants were included. The median sample size was 15 participants, with an over-representation of men vs. women (79.4 vs. 20.6%). Studies on young participants and elders were scarce (4.2%). Most studies tested a single dose of caffeine (87.3%), while 72.0% used doses adjusted to body mass. Single-dose studies ranged from 1.7 to 7 mg/kg (4.8 ± 1.4 mg/kg), while dose–response studies ranged from 1 to 12 mg/kg. Caffeine was mixed with other substances in 27.0% of studies, although only 10.1% of studies analyzed the caffeine interaction with these substances. Capsules (51.9%) and beverages (41.3%) were the most common forms of caffeine administration. Similar proportions of studies focused on upper (24.9%) or lower body strength 37.6% (37.6% both). Participants’ daily intake of caffeine was reported in 68.3% of studies. Overall, the pattern in the study of caffeine’s effects on strength performance has been carried out with experiments including 11–15 adults, using a single and moderate dose of caffeine adjusted to participants’ body mass in the form of a capsule.
PB MDPI
YR 2023
FD 2023-02-27
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/104035
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/104035
LA eng
NO 2022 Descuento MDPI
DS Docta Complutense
RD 8 abr 2025