Effect of Caffeine on Leg Muscle Pain during Cycling Exercise among Females

Motl, Robert W.; O’Connor, Patrick J.; Tubandt, Leslie; Puetz, Tim; Ely, Matthew R.

doi:10.1249/01.mss.0000193558.70995.03

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“…Caffeine ingestion (5 vs. 10 mgÁkg 21 ) greatly reduced leg muscle pain in men and women. There was no dose-response effect in women, but the 10-mg dose resulted in significantly less leg muscle pain compared to the 5-mg dose in men (48)(49)(50).…”

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“…Caffeine ingestion sustains exercise intensity during heavy and intense endurance training, keeps the athlete mentally focused, and lowers pain perception (16,46,(48)(49)(50). Thus, an effective strategy for the nonuser may involve 3 or 4 days of consecutive caffeine intake to aid intense workout sessions.…”

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Caffeine Use in Sports: Considerations for the Athlete

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Armstrong²,

Kraemer³

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Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

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The ergogenic effects of caffeine on athletic performance have been shown in many studies, and its broad range of metabolic, hormonal, and physiologic effects has been recorded, as this review of the literature shows. However, few caffeine studies have been published to include cognitive and physiologic considerations for the athlete. The following practical recommendations consider the global effects of caffeine on the body: Lower doses can be as effective as higher doses during exercise performance without any negative coincidence; after a period of cessation, restarting caffeine intake at a low amount before performance can provide the same ergogenic effects as acute intake; caffeine can be taken gradually at low doses to avoid tolerance during the course of 3 or 4 days, just before intense training to sustain exercise intensity; and caffeine can improve cognitive aspects of performance, such as concentration, when an athlete has not slept well. Athletes and coaches also must consider how a person's body size, age, gender, previous use, level of tolerance, and the dose itself all influence the ergogenic effects of caffeine on sports performance.

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Section: Caffeine Considerations: Tolerance and Withdrawalmentioning

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Caffeine Use in Sports: Considerations for the Athlete

Sökmen

Armstrong²,

Kraemer³

et al. 2008

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

167

135

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“…In a second experiment, ingesting a moderate (5 mg/kg body weight) and a large (10 mg/kg body weight) dose of caffeine dosedependently reduced quadriceps muscle pain intensity during moderate-intensity cycling in males . The third experiment demonstrated that ingesting a moderate (5 mg/kg body weight) and a large (10 mg/kg body weight) dose of caffeine similarly reduced quadriceps muscle pain intensity during moderate-intensity cycling in females (Motl et al, 2006).…”

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Effect of Caffeine on Leg-Muscle Pain during Intense Cycling Exercise: Possible Role of Anxiety Sensitivity

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Motl²

2008

International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism

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This experiment examined the effect of a moderate dose of caffeine on perceptions of leg-muscle pain during a bout of high-intensity cycling exercise and the role of anxiety sensitivity in the hypoalgesic effect of caffeine on muscle pain during exercise. Sixteen college-age women ingested caffeine (5 mg/kg body weight) or a placebo and 1 hr later completed 30 min of cycling on an ergometer at 80% of peak aerobic capacity. The conditions were completed in a counterbalanced order, and perceptions of leg-muscle pain were recorded during the bouts of exercise. Caffeine resulted in a large reduction in leg-muscle pain-intensity ratings compared with placebo (d = −0.95), and the reduction in leg-muscle pain-intensity ratings was larger in those with lower anxiety-sensitivity scores than those with higher anxiety-sensitivity scores (d = −1.28 based on a difference in difference scores). The results support that caffeine ingestion has a large effect on reducing leg-muscle pain during high-intensity exercise, and the effect is moderated by anxiety sensitivity.

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“…Next, resistance was increased such that power output was increased by 25 watts every two minutes until the participant was no longer able to maintain a cadence of 60 revolutions per minute. At the end of each stage, overall rating of perceived exertion (RPE 6-20) [21], heart rate, leg pain (0-10) [22], VO2, CO2, VE, and respiratory exchange ratio (RER) were recorded as described previously [23]. VO2peak was defined as the highest 20-second VO2 value obtained during exercise expressed per kilogram of body mass.…”

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