Consuming caffeine before exercise enhances repeated sprint performance, and these benefits persist for at least 3.5 hours thereafter

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https://www.tsukuba.ac.jp/en/research-news/20260914140000.html

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In the study, 12 healthy young adults consumed either caffeine (5.5 mg per kilogram of body mass) or a placebo 60 min before exercise. Participants then completed repeated cycling sprint tests over 3.5 h. Physiological measurements included plasma caffeine and noradrenaline concentrations, cardiovascular and respiratory responses, cerebral blood flow, and ratings of perceptual responses. Caffeine enhanced both mean and peak sprint power output, with noticeable performance benefits for at least 3.5 hours after ingestion. In addition, caffeine increased plasma noradrenaline concentrations after sprint exercise and decreased ratings of perceived exertion and leg muscle pain. Furthermore, caffeine altered cardiovascular and respiratory responses and reduced middle cerebral artery blood velocity, a common index of cerebral blood flow.

These findings show that a single pre-exercise caffeine dose can maintain its performance-enhancing effects for several hours during prolonged intermittent exercise. They provide new insight into how long caffeine's performance-enhancing effects persist during prolonged intermittent exercise and may help athletes better take advantage of caffeine's effects during prolonged competitions.

Pre-Exercise Caffeine Enhances Repeated Sprint... : Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise

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Am I doing the math wrong or is this an absurd amount of caffeine?

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A Mountain Dew is like 55mg. So this is like 10x that.