ArticleCurrent developments in nutrition2025
Combined Effects of Postactivation Performance Enhancement and Caffeine Intake on Explosive and Anaerobic Power in Recreationally Active Males.
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- The acute effects of caffeine, creatine, and carbohydrate mouth rinse combined with conditioning activity on subsequent sports performance: a systematic review and Bayesian meta-analysis.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of Carbohydrate Combined with Caffeine on the Sports Performance of Basketball Players.American journal of men's healthTrial
- Effects of caffeinated gum doses combined with post-activation performance enhancement on bench-press bar velocity: a randomized crossover study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Effect of acute dietary nitrate intake on post-activation performance enhancement in male long jumpers.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Sports Nutrition.Current developments in nutrition · 2026Article
- The Effects of Acute Caffeine Supplementation in Combination with Postactivation Performance Enhancement on Performance and Fatigue in High-Level Male Volleyball Athletes.Current developments in nutrition · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background: Both post-activation performance enhancement (PAPE) and caffeine (CAF) are known to acutely improve physical performance. However, their combined effects on multiple performance outcomes in recreationally active individuals remain underexplored. Objective: This study explores the combined effects of PAPE and caffeine CAF supplementation on explosive power, sprint performance, and anaerobic capacity in recreationally active men. Methods: In a double-blind, crossover design, 20 participants completed 4 sessions with distinct interventions: placebo (PLA) with usual warm-up (No-PAPE + PLA), PAPE + PLA, CAF without PAPE (No-PAPE + CAF), and PAPE + CAF. After CAF (6 mg CAF/kg body mass) or PLA ingestion, participants performed warm-ups. They underwent physical tests, including vertical jump height (VJH), standing long jump (SLJ), 40-yard dash, and the running-based anaerobic sprint test (RAST). Data were analyzed using 1- and 2-way repeated measures analysis of variance and Bonferroni post hoc tests ( Results: The PAPE + CAF condition yielded significant improvements in VJH compared with other conditions ( Conclusion: These findings highlight a synergistic effect between PAPE and CAF in enhancing short-term explosive performance, offering practical strategies for optimizing high-intensity activities in recreationally active individuals.
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