The effect of acute caffeine ingestion on upper and lower body anaerobic exercise performance

The current study examined the effect of acute caffeine ingestion on mean and peak power production, fatigue index and rating of perceived exertion (RPE) during upper body and lower body Wingate anaerobic test (WANT) performance. Using a double-blind design, 22 males undertook one upper body and one lower body WANT, 60 min following ingestion of caffeine (5 mg*kg−1) and one upper body and one lower body WANT following ingestion of placebo (5...