Caffeine increases anaerobic work and restores cycling performance following a protocol designed to lower endogenous carbohydrate availability.

The purpose this study was to examine the effects of caffeine ingestion on performance and energy expenditure (anaerobic and aerobic contribution) during a 4-km cycling time trial (TT) performed after a carbohydrate (CHO) availability-lowering exercise protocol. After preliminary and familiarization...

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Main Authors: Marcos David Silva-Cavalcante, Carlos Rafaell Correia-Oliveira, Ralmony Alcantara Santos, João Paulo Lopes-Silva, Hessel Marani Lima, Romulo Bertuzzi, Marcos Duarte, David John Bishop, Adriano Eduardo Lima-Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3747083?pdf=render