Caffeine ingestion improves specific artistic swimming tasks

Abstract

The main movements of artistic swimming demand various physical capacities such as flexibility, strength, power, and muscular endurance. The use of ergogenic resources to potentialize performance in this sport, however, is underexplored and deserves investigation. In the present study, we tested whether caffeine ingestion would improve the execution of movements that are essential in a typical figure competition or routines in artistic swimming (i.e., amplitude in the Ariana, height in the Boost and Barracuda, and time maintained in the Stationary Scull techniques). Sixteen experienced female athlete artistic swimmers (17.4 ± 3.2 years of age, 5.6 ± 2.8 years of artistic swimming practice) performed several movements of artistic swimming after having ingested a capsule containing caffeine (5 mg/kg body mass) or cellulose (placebo). Compared to the placebo, caffeine improved latero-lateral amplitude during the Ariana (P=0.035), the height of the Boost and Barracuda (P=0.028 and 0.009), and maintained duration in Stationary Sculling (P=0.012). Bayes factor analysis, however, indicated substantial evidence of a positive effect of caffeine only on the Barracuda and Stationary Scull techniques. These findings indicated that caffeine improved performance during specific artistic swimming movements. Coaches and athletes should consider caffeine ingestion in their supplementation plans.

Auditing the Representation of Female Versus Male Athletes in Sports Science and Sports Medicine Research: Evidence-Based Performance Supplements

“…Most (71%) of these studies were published in the last 10 years, suggesting that elite female athletes have been more willing to volunteer in studies and/or have attracted research interest. Unfortunately, of the 38 studies investigating Tier 4 to 5 female athletes, only 6 attempted to characterise menstrual status ( n = 1.5 studies bronze standard [ 34 , 35 ], n = 4.5 studies ungraded [ 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 ]), thus reducing the transferability of the findings to all cohorts of female athletes.…”

Sporcular Tarafindan Kullanilan Doğal Kaynakli Ergojeni̇k Destekler

“…Fakat bu süre bireysel farklılıklardan (yaş, cinsiyet, vücut kompozisyonu, organ fonksiyonu vb.) etkilenebilmektedir [3,[18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]. Kafeinin sağlık üzerindeki olumsuz etkileri minimum düzeydedir ve bu nedenle dünyada en çok tüketilen maddelerden biri olarak kabul görmektedir.…”

“…Her ne kadar sporcular tarafından sıklıkla tüketilen kafein kaynağı kahve olsa da farklı formlarda ergojenik desteklerin bulunduğu da bilinmektedir. Ayrıca kapsül formunda alınan kafeinin diğer kafein formlarına kıyasla ergojenik etkilerinin daha hızlı olduğu kayıtlıdır [3,[18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25].…”

“…Kafeinin egzersiz öncesinde tüketiminin, plazmadaki beta (β) endorfin seviyesini arttırarak yorgunluk ve ağrı hissinin azalmasına neden olduğu bildirilmiştir [21,[24][25][26][27][28][29]. Bununla birlikte kafeinin vücuttaki en önemli etki mekanizmasının önemli bir nörotransmitter olan adenozin aracılığıyla gerçekleştiği bilinmektedir.…”

Automated Detection of Caffeinated Coffee-Induced Short-Term Effects on ECG Signals Using EMD, DWT, and WPD

“…A potential extension to this study would be to design an ML model that can detect the influence of coffee and predict the dosage by observing the changes in the ECG signal patterns. Caffeine possesses an ergogenic effect and is found to improve performance in many sports, including rifle shooting [63], swimming [64], handball [65], weightlifting [66], etc. However, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has not included caffeine in its prohibited list but rather in its monitoring program [67].…”