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Caffeine decreases neuromuscular fatigue in the lumbar muscles - a randomized blind study

2020-06-09 sports medicine Title + abstract only
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BackgroundErgogenic evidence for caffeine is robust in sports and isolated limb tasks. Our objective was to evaluate a possible ergogenic effect on postural muscles, still unknown, through the Biering-Sorensens lumbar extension test. MethodsA double-blind, controlled placebo, crossover study. Fifty-one healthy, physically inactive male subjects (18-25 years) with average body mass (BMI 18.5 - 24.9 kg/m2) were recruited. The subjects received oral caffeine (6 mg/kg) and saline (0.3%) in two cros...

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