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Trial reportJournal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition2015

The effects of supplementation with P-Synephrine alone and in combination with caffeine on resistance exercise performance.

Nicholas A Ratamess, Jill A Bush, Jie Kang, William J Kraemer, Sidney J Stohs, Vincenzo G Nocera, Megan D Leise, Keith B Diamond, Avery D Faigenbaum

Open access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
4.2field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Effects of acute ingestion of a pre-workout dietary supplement with and withoutJournal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2017
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Nicholas A RatamessDepartment of Health and Exercise Science, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ 08628 USA.
Jill A BushDepartment of Health and Exercise Science, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ 08628 USA.
Jie KangDepartment of Health and Exercise Science, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ 08628 USA.
William J KraemerDepartment of Human Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210 USA.
Sidney J StohsSchool of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Creighton University, Omaha, NE 68178 USA.
Vincenzo G NoceraDepartment of Health and Exercise Science, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ 08628 USA.
Megan D LeiseDepartment of Health and Exercise Science, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ 08628 USA.
Keith B DiamondDepartment of Health and Exercise Science, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ 08628 USA.
Avery D FaigenbaumDepartment of Health and Exercise Science, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ 08628 USA.
College of New Jersey · USCreighton University · USThe Ohio State University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLittle is known concerning the potential ergogenic effects of p-synephrine supplementation. Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to examine the effects of supplementation with p-synephrine alone and in combination with caffeine on free-weight resistance exercise performance.

methodsTwelve healthy, college-aged men performed a control (CT) resistance exercise protocol consisting of 6 sets of squats for up to 10 repetitions per set using 80% of their one repetition-maximum (1RM) with 2 min of rest in between sets. Each subject was randomly assigned (in double-blind, balanced manner) to a treatment sequence consisting of use of 3 supplements: p-synephrine (S; 100 mg), p-synephrine + caffeine (SCF; 100 mg of p-synephrine plus 100 mg of caffeine), or a placebo (P). For each supplement treatment (separated by 1 week), subjects consumed the supplement for 3 days prior to each protocol and the morning of each protocol, and subsequently did not consume any supplements for 3 days following (i.e. wash-out period). On each protocol day, subjects reported to the lab at a standard time, consumed a supplement, sat quietly for 45 min, performed the resistance exercise protocol, and sat quietly for 30 min post exercise. Performance (repetition number, force, velocity and power), blood lactate, and ratings of perceived exertion (RPE) data were collected during each protocol.

resultsSupplements SCF and S produced a significantly (P < 0.05) greater number of repetitions performed than CT (by 11.0 ± 8.0%) and P (by 6.0 ± 7.0%) and a 10.6 ± 12.0% greater increase in volume load per protocol than CT and P. Most of the differences were seen during the last 3 sets. Mean power and velocity for all 6 sets were significantly higher in SCF compared to CT and P by ~6.2 ± 8.0%. No supplement effects were observed in RPE or blood lactate, and no adverse side effects were observed or reported.

conclusionsS and SCF augmented resistance exercise performance (total repetitions, volume load) without increasing blood lactate or RPE. The addition of caffeine in SCF increased mean power and velocity of squat performance. These results indicate supplementation with S and SCF can enhance local muscle endurance during resistance exercise.

Indexed as

Resistance TrainingAthletic PerformanceCaffeineDietary SupplementsDouble-Blind MethodHumansIsometric ContractionMaleMuscle, SkeletalMuscle StrengthOxygen ConsumptionPhysical EnduranceSynephrineYoung AdultCaffeineSynephrine

Identifiers

PMID26388707
PMCPMC4573476
OpenAlexW1875323074

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