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An 8 mg • kg -1 dose of caffeine improves strength levels in the bench press, deadlift, and squats compared to a placebo.
Practitioners may consider recommending an 8 mg • kg -1 caffeine dose to enhance strength during resistance training.
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The strength on BP, DL and SQ statistically improved between CG and CF2.
Why this rating
Based on study design from abstract.
Source
Acute Effect of Different Doses of Caffeine on Strength and Calcium Release
Luís Henrique Boiko Ferreira et al. · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise · 2018
rct · n=13Cited 1×
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