Acute caffeine supplementation promotes small to moderate improvements in performance tests indicative of in-game success in professional female basketball players

Stojanović, Emilija; Stojiljković, Nenad; Scanlan, Aaron T.; Dalbo, Vincent J.; Stanković, Radomir S.; Antić, Vladimir; Milanović, Zoran

doi:10.1139/apnm-2018-0671

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“…Although we have not directly tested the effect of caffeine during a duo or team routine, and more elements are demanded during a duo/team presentation (e.g., teamwork and synchronization), caffeine-induced increases in flexibility, strength, power, and muscle endurance may help athletes to better perform difficult routines. This assumption is in agreement with several studies showing that caffeine has ergogenic effects in several sports demanding multiple physical capacities such as volleyball (35), basketball (36,37), and football (38).…”

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Caffeine ingestion improves specific artistic swimming tasks

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Cristina-Souza

Santos-Mariano

et al. 2021

Braz J Med Biol Res

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The main movements of artistic swimming demand various physical capacities such as flexibility, strength, power, and muscular endurance. The use of ergogenic resources to potentialize performance in this sport, however, is underexplored and deserves investigation. In the present study, we tested whether caffeine ingestion would improve the execution of movements that are essential in a typical figure competition or routines in artistic swimming (i.e., amplitude in the Ariana, height in the Boost and Barracuda, and time maintained in the Stationary Scull techniques). Sixteen experienced female athlete artistic swimmers (17.4 ± 3.2 years of age, 5.6 ± 2.8 years of artistic swimming practice) performed several movements of artistic swimming after having ingested a capsule containing caffeine (5 mg/kg body mass) or cellulose (placebo). Compared to the placebo, caffeine improved latero-lateral amplitude during the Ariana (P=0.035), the height of the Boost and Barracuda (P=0.028 and 0.009), and maintained duration in Stationary Sculling (P=0.012). Bayes factor analysis, however, indicated substantial evidence of a positive effect of caffeine only on the Barracuda and Stationary Scull techniques. These findings indicated that caffeine improved performance during specific artistic swimming movements. Coaches and athletes should consider caffeine ingestion in their supplementation plans.

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Caffeine ingestion improves specific artistic swimming tasks

Dall'Acqua

Cristina-Souza

Santos-Mariano

et al. 2021

Braz J Med Biol Res

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“…We collected mean and error values only for the female group after contacting the corresponding authors of two of the studies [14,35]. We did not include two studies [36,37] that presented both sexes because the corresponding authors confirmed that they involved the same participants and tests that were presented in the following two studies that were included in the meta-analysis [32,38]. We did not contact the authors of one study that analyzed males and females together [13] because the measured main outcomes of the study were not of interest for the present review and meta-analysis.…”

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Does Acute Caffeine Supplementation Improve Physical Performance in Female Team-Sport Athletes? Evidence from a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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Introduction: Recent original research and meta-analyses suggest that acute caffeine supplementation improves exercise performance in team-sport athletes (TSA). Nonetheless, most of the studies testing the effects of caffeine on TSA included samples of male athletes, and there is no meta-analysis of the performance-enhancing effects of caffeine on female TSA. The aim of the present study was to synthesize the existing literature regarding the effect of caffeine supplementation on physical performance in adult female TSA. Methods: A search was performed in Pubmed/Medline, SPORTDiscus and Scopus. The search was performed from the inception of indexing until 1 September 2021. Crossover randomized controlled trials (RCT) assessing the effects of oral caffeine intake on several aspects of performance in female TSA were selected. The methodological quality and risk of bias were assessed for individual studies using the Physiotherapy Evidence Database scale (PEDro) and the RoB 2 tool. A random-effects meta-analysis of standardized mean differences (SMD) was performed for several performance variables. Results: The search retrieved 18 articles that fulfilled the inclusion/exclusion criteria. Overall, most of the studies were of excellent quality with a low risk of bias. The meta-analysis results showed that caffeine increased performance in specific team-sport skills (SMD: 0.384, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.077–0.691), countermovement jump (SMD: 0.208, CI: 0.079–0.337), total body impacts (SMD: 0.488; 95% CI: 0.050, 0.927) and handgrip strength (SMD: 0.395, CI: 0.126–0.665). No effects were found on the ratings of perceived exertion, squat jumps, agility, repeated sprint ability or agility tests performed after fatigue. Conclusions: The results of the meta-analysis revealed that acute caffeine intake was effective in increasing some aspects of team-sports performance in women athletes. Hence, caffeine could be considered as a supplementation strategy for female athletes competing in team sports.

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“…In addition, the hypoalgesic effect of caffeine decreases the perception of pain and effort during exercise and therefore might also be considered as a supplementary mechanism of action, at least for exercise situations that induce pain [3,12]. As a result, lower pain perception could maintain or increase the firing rates of the motor units and possibly produce a more sustainable and forceful muscle contraction, and consequently, allow greater strength production [3,14].…”

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Effect of Caffeine Supplementation on Sports Performance Based on Differences Between Sexes: A Systematic Review

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Most studies that have shown the positive effects of caffeine supplementation on sports performance have been carried out on men. However, the differences between sexes are evident in terms of body size, body composition, and hormonal functioning, which might cause different outcomes on performance for the same dosage of caffeine intake in men vs. women. The main aim of this systematic review was to analyze and compare the effects of caffeine intake between men and women on sports performance to provide a source of knowledge to sports practitioners and coaches, especially for those working with women athletes, on the use of caffeine as an ergogenic aid. A structured search was carried out following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines in the Web of Science, Cochrane Library, and Scopus databases until 28 July 2019. The search included studies in which the effects of caffeine supplementation on athletic performance were compared between sexes and to an identical placebo situation (dose, duration and timing). No filters were applied for participants’ physical fitness level or age. A total of 254 articles were obtained in the initial search. When applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria, the final sample was 10 articles. The systematic review concluded that four investigations (100% of the number of investigations on this topic) had not found differences between sexes in terms of caffeine supplementation on aerobic performance and 3/3 (100%) on the fatigue index. However, four out of seven articles (57.1%) showed that the ergogenicity of caffeine for anaerobic performance was higher in men than women. In particular, it seems that men are able to produce more power, greater total weight lifted and more speed with the same dose of caffeine than women. In summary, caffeine supplementation produced a similar ergogenic benefit for aerobic performance and the fatigue index in men and women athletes. Nevertheless, the effects of caffeine to produce more power, total weight lifted and to improve sprint performance with respect to a placebo was higher in men than women athletes despite the same dose of caffeine being administered. Thus, the ergogenic effect of acute caffeine intake on anaerobic performance might be higher in men than in women.

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Acute caffeine supplementation promotes small to moderate improvements in performance tests indicative of in-game success in professional female basketball players

Cited by 39 publications

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Caffeine ingestion improves specific artistic swimming tasks

Caffeine ingestion improves specific artistic swimming tasks

Does Acute Caffeine Supplementation Improve Physical Performance in Female Team-Sport Athletes? Evidence from a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Effect of Caffeine Supplementation on Sports Performance Based on Differences Between Sexes: A Systematic Review

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