ReviewNutrients2023
The Long Way to Establish the Ergogenic Effect of Caffeine on Strength Performance: An Overview Review.
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- Pre-workout multi-ingredients or carbohydrate alone promote similar resistance training outcomes in middle-aged adults: a double-blind, randomized controlled trial.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2025Trial
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- Caffeine Enhances Some Aspects of Physical Performance in Well-Trained Hammer and Discus Throwers.Nutrients · 2024Trial
- Caffeine optimizes Zumba training benefits on functional performances in middle-aged women: a randomized trial study.Scientific reports · 2024Trial
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- High-Dose Caffeine Mouth Rinse Is an Effective Strategy for Isokinetic Strength Generation in Soccer Players.Journal of human kinetics · 2026Article
- Effects of Caffeine on Voluntary Force Estimation During Isometric Exercises.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Caffeine as an Active Ingredient in Cosmetic Preparations Against Hair Loss: A Systematic Review of Available Clinical Evidence.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Effects of Acute Caffeine Ingestion on Physical Performance and Skill Execution in Volleyball Players: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of exercise science · 2025Article
- Acute effects of combined and isolated caffeine and theanine supplementation on physical and cognitive performance in competitive athletes: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
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- Belief That Caffeine Ingestion Improves Performance in a 6-Minute Time Trial Test without Affecting Pacing Strategy.Nutrients · 2024Article
- The Effect of Caffeine Supplementation on Female Volleyball Players' Performance and Wellness during a Regular Training Week.Nutrients · 2023Article
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Abstract
This overview review aimed to describe the evolution of the characteristics of the research on caffeine effects on strength. A total of 189 experimental studies with 3459 participants were included. The median sample size was 15 participants, with an over-representation of men vs. women (79.4 vs. 20.6%). Studies on young participants and elders were scarce (4.2%). Most studies tested a single dose of caffeine (87.3%), while 72.0% used doses adjusted to body mass. Single-dose studies ranged from 1.7 to 7 mg/kg (4.8 ± 1.4 mg/kg), while dose-response studies ranged from 1 to 12 mg/kg. Caffeine was mixed with other substances in 27.0% of studies, although only 10.1% of studies analyzed the caffeine interaction with these substances. Capsules (51.9%) and beverages (41.3%) were the most common forms of caffeine administration. Similar proportions of studies focused on upper (24.9%) or lower body strength 37.6% (37.6% both). Participants' daily intake of caffeine was reported in 68.3% of studies. Overall, the pattern in the study of caffeine's effects on strength performance has been carried out with experiments including 11-15 adults, using a single and moderate dose of caffeine adjusted to participants' body mass in the form of a capsule.
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