ArticleJournal of human kinetics2020
Caffeine Increases Muscle Performance During a Bench Press Training Session.
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- Effects of acute caffeine intake on muscular power during resistance exercise: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Pooled it
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- Ergogenic Effects of Acute Caffeine Intake on Muscular Endurance and Muscular Strength in Women: A Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
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- Neuromuscular adaptations to caffeine supplementation in low-load resistance training with blood flow restriction.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2025Trial
- Caffeine Enhances Some Aspects of Physical Performance in Well-Trained Hammer and Discus Throwers.Nutrients · 2024Trial
- The Effect of Acute Caffeine Intake on Resistance Training Volume, Prooxidant-Antioxidant Balance and Muscle Damage Markers Following a Session of Full-Body Resistance Exercise in Resistance-Trained Men Habituated to Caffeine.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2023Trial
- Load and muscle group size influence the ergogenic effect of acute caffeine intake in muscular strength, power and endurance.European journal of nutrition · 2023Trial
- Acute effects of two caffeine doses on bar velocity during the bench press exercise among women habituated to caffeine: a randomized, crossover, double-blind study involving control and placebo conditions.European journal of nutrition · 2022Trial
- Acute effects of caffeine and paracetamol on velocity and power in resistance exercise.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Article
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- Comparative study of Saudi and Turkish coffee consumption in Saudi Arabia: insights into sociodemographic factors and caffeine intake.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
- Effects of Caffeine on Resistance Exercise: A Review of Recent Research.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2021Review
- Effects of Acute Caffeine Intake on Power Output and Movement Velocity During a Multiple-Set Bench Press Exercise Among Mild Caffeine Users.Journal of human kinetics · 2021Article
- Pre-exercise Caffeine Intake Enhances Bench Press Strength Training Adaptations.Frontiers in nutrition · 2021Article
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Abstract
Previous investigations have established the ergogenic effect of caffeine on maximal muscle strength, power output and strength-endurance. However, these investigations used testing protocols that do not replicate the structure of a regular strength training session. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of acute caffeine ingestion on muscle performance during a simulated velocity-based training workout. In a double-blind, randomized and counterbalanced experiment, 12 participants performed two experimental trials after ingesting 3 mg/kg/b.m. of caffeine or a placebo. The trials consisted of 4 sets of 8 repetitions of the bench press exercise at 70% of their one-repetition maximum performed at maximal velocity. Bar velocity was recorded with a rotatory encoder and force, power output and work were calculated. Regarding the whole workout, caffeine increased mean bar velocity (+7.8%; p=0.002), peak bar velocity (+8.7%; p=0.006), mean force (+1.5%; p=0.002), mean power output (+10.1%; p=0.003) and peak power output (+8.2%; p=0.004) when compared to the placebo. The total work performed in the caffeine trial was superior to the placebo trial (7.01±2.36 vs 6.55±2.20 kJ, p=0.001). These results suggest that the acute intake of 3 mg/kg/b.m. of caffeine before a velocity-based strength workout increased muscle performance and the total work performed across the whole training session. Thus, caffeine can be considered as an effective strategy to enhance muscle performance during the bench press training sessions.
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