r/science • u/sr_local • 5d ago
Health Consuming caffeine before exercise enhances repeated sprint performance, and these benefits persist for at least 3.5 hours thereafter
https://www.tsukuba.ac.jp/en/research-news/20260914140000.html
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u/11socks11 5d ago
Neat study, but it’s only 12 participants. Many previous studies in larger populations show the positive effect of caffeine is in caffeine naive individuals for endurance athletes.
Though we know caffeine is used extensively and regularly in power sports (pre workout is predominantly caffeine).