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Effects of caffeine and carbohydrate mouth rinses on repeated sprint performance

Beaven, C. Martyn, Maulder, Peter, Pooley, Adrian, Kilduff, Liam, Cook, Christian·2013·Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism

Abstract

Our purpose was to examine the effectiveness of carbohydrate and caffeine mouth rinses in enhancing repeated sprint ability. Previously, studies have shown that a carbohydrate mouth rinse (without ingestion) has beneficial effects on endurance performance that are related to changes in brain activity. Caffeine ingestion has also demonstrated positive effects on sprint performance. However, the effects of carbohydrate or caffeine mouth rinses on intermittent sprints have not been examined previously. Twelve males performed 5 × 6-s sprints interspersed with 24 s of active recovery on a cycle ergometer. Twenty-five milliliters of either a noncaloric placebo, a 6% glucose, or a 1.2% caffeine solution was rinsed in the mouth for 5 s prior to each sprint in a double-blinded and balanced cross-over design. Postexercise maximal heart rate and perceived exertion were recorded, along with power measures. A second experiment compared a combined caffeine-carbohydrate rinse with carbohydrate only. Compared with the placebo mouth rinse, carbohydrate substantially increased peak power in sprint 1 (22.1 ± 19.5 W; Cohen's effect size (ES), 0.81), and both caffeine (26.9 ± 26.9 W; ES, 0.71) and carbohydrate (39.1 ± 25.8 W; ES, 1.08) improved mean power in sprint 1. Experiment 2 demonstrated that a combination of caffeine and carbohydrate improved sprint 1 power production compared with carbohydrate alone (36.0 ± 37.3 W; ES, 0.81). We conclude that carbohydrate and (or) caffeine mouth rinses may rapidly enhance power production, which could have benefits for specific short sprint exercise performance. The ability of a mouth-rinse intervention to rapidly improve maximal exercise performance in the absence of fatigue suggests a central mechanism.

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Authors
Beaven, C. M., Maulder, P., Pooley, A., Kilduff, L., & Cook, C.
Affiliations
  • Mid Sweden University (SE)
  • Waikato Institute of Technology (NZ)
  • Swansea University (GB)
  • Imperial College London (GB)
Venue
Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism
Published
2013-06
Volume
38
Issue
6
Pages
633-637
ISSN
  • 1715-5312 (ISSN-L)
  • 1715-5320
OpenAlex
W2076522584
Cited by
146
References
47
Citations by year
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FWCI
13.99
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Wintec Research Archive (Waikato Institute of Technology) (acceptedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Orthopedics and Sports Medicine › Sports Performance and Training
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Coffee research and impacts
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Muscle metabolism and nutrition
Keywords
caffeine, carbohydrate mouth rinse, repeated sprint performance, peak power, glucose, central fatigue, active recovery, exercise performance enhancement
MeSH terms
Caffeine, Exercise Test, Humans, Mouth, Mouthwashes, Exercise, Athletic Performance

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