Acute effect of caffeine ingestion on the performance of force in untrained women

Authors

  • Harrison Vinicius Amaral da Silva Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE)
  • Petrus Gantois Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
  • Arthur Oliveira Pereira de Lima Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
  • Gledson Tavares de Amorim Oliveira Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
  • Cesar Augusto Xavier de Lima Universidade Federal de Pernambu
  • Pedro Pinheiro Paes Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5585/conssaude.v15n3.6605

Keywords:

Placebo, Caffeine, Muscular strength.

Abstract

Introduction: Caffeine intake has become an important and popular ergogenic aid among diverse populations aimed at optimizing physical training. Objective: To investigate the acute effect of caffeine on performance of maximum strength in women. Methods: 20 women with a mean age of 20.3 ± 1.7 years, with no previous experience in weight training. Divided into two groups (G1 = caffeine, and G2 = placebo). It was assessed muscle strength through the test of a maximum repetition. Results: After the caffeine intake was increased absolute load for the bench press exercise (without caffeine = 37.8 + 5.28 = 39.2 + caffeine 6:05; p = 0.45), not observable increase in performance for the leg press 45º and the placebo group. Conclusion: caffeine as an ergogenic aid has increased the performance in strength maximum test for the bench press, but did not alter the force production in the leg press 45º exercise.

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Author Biography

Cesar Augusto Xavier de Lima, Universidade Federal de Pernambu

³Especialista em Treinamento de Força para à Saúde - Universidade de Pernambuco - UPE. Recife, PE - Brasil.

Published

2017-01-23

How to Cite

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Silva HVA da, Gantois P, Lima AOP de, Oliveira GT de A, Lima CAX de, Paes PP. Acute effect of caffeine ingestion on the performance of force in untrained women. Cons. Saúde [Internet]. 2017 Jan. 23 [cited 2024 Jul. 22];15(3):414-22. Available from: https://periodicos.uninove.br/saude/article/view/6605

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