Caffeine gum enhances max strength, power and muscle recruitment 💪

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Effect of Caffeinated Chewing Gum on Maximal Strength, Muscular Power, and Muscle Recruitment During Bench Press and Back Squat Exercises

Study Details

This new study recruited 16 resistance-trained males to consume either…

☕️ Caffeine gum (4 mg/kg)

💊 Placebo gum

…on two separate occasions 6-days apart.

After chewing gum for 5-mins participants completed…

💪 Strength

💥 Power

⚡️ Muscle electromyography

…assessments for bench and back squat.

Here is what they found ⬇️

Key Findings

For bench press, caffeine gum did not significantly enhance 1RM but did increase muscle recruitment of…

👉 Anterior deltoid

👉 Pectoralis major

👉 Biceps brachii

For back squat, caffeine gum did lead to significantly enhanced 1RM 🏋️

…plus greater activation of vastus medialis🦵

Caffeine gum also significantly improved…

⏱️ Mean and peak velocities

💥 Mean and peak power

💪 Muscle activation

…of bench press and back squat across tests (20 - 90% 1RM).

Conclusion

Caffeine gum can significantly enhance muscle power in bench press and muscle power and strength in the back squat in resistance-trained men 📈

This may be explained by improved muscle recruitment 🔍

Reference

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40806040/

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