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An 8 mg • kg -1 dosage of caffeine improves strength levels on bench press, deadlift, and squats compared to placebo.
Practitioners can consider using an 8 mg • kg -1 caffeine dosage to enhance strength performance in trained individuals.
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The strength on BP, DL and SQ statistically improved between CG and CF2 (BP 98.5 ± 3.2 to 106.7 ± 2.7; DL 123.2 ± 6.5 to 138.3 ± 9.1; SQ 116.4 ± 7.9 to 135.1 ± 5.7 p=0.01).
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Acute Supplementation with Caffeine Improves Strength and Increases Metabolic Stress After a Maximal Strength Test
Luís Henrique Boiko Ferreira et al. · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise · 2019
DOI 10.1249/01.mss.0000560913.60242.b1
rct · n=17
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