Effects of Caffeine on Physical and Cognitive Performance: A Brief Review

Daniel Jaffe

doi:10.32474/sjpbs.2018.01.000113

Abstract

Caffeine is one of the most extensively studied and widely used ergogenic aid capable of improving many aspects of sport performance and cognitive abilities [1-12]. Some of the acute effects of caffeine supplementation are increases anaerobic power output and performance, increased muscular strength, endurance, and power, improvements to aerobic endurance, reduced fatigue, decreased RPE and pain, increased voluntary workload, and increased alertness [1-8]. Chronic caffeine consumption has also been shown to have a positive effect on long term memory, locomotor improvements, and overall mood state [9-11]. Some of the positive effects of athletic performance attributed to caffeine ingestion can be explained by its ability to moderate insulin sensitivity, increase plasma free fatty acids (FFAs), and increase plasma epinephrine [12].

Highlights

Caffeine is one of the most extensively studied and widely used ergogenic aid capable of improving many aspects of sport performance and cognitive abilities [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12]
Chronic caffeine consumption has been shown to have a positive effect on long term memory, locomotor improvements, and overall mood state [9,10,11]
Some of the positive effects of athletic performance attributed to caffeine ingestion can be explained by its ability to moderate insulin sensitivity, increase plasma free fatty acids (FFAs), and increase plasma epinephrine [12]

Summary

Introduction

Caffeine is one of the most extensively studied and widely used ergogenic aid capable of improving many aspects of sport performance and cognitive abilities [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12]. Some of the acute effects of caffeine supplementation are increases anaerobic power output and performance, increased muscular strength, endurance, and power, improvements to aerobic endurance, reduced fatigue, decreased RPE and pain, increased voluntary workload, and increased alertness [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8]. Chronic caffeine consumption has been shown to have a positive effect on long term memory, locomotor improvements, and overall mood state [9,10,11].

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