Early absorption sources of caffeine can be a useful strategy for improving female table tennis players-specific performance
Sepideh Pirmohammadi, Mohammad Hemmatinafar, Javad Nemati, Babak Imanian, Mohammad Hassan Abdollahi
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The consumption of fast absorption sources containing caffeine, such as caffeinated gum and coffee mouth rinsing, has been considered a practical nutritional strategy among athletes. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the effect of early absorption sources containing caffeine on the performance of female table tennis players. METHOD: ≤ 0.05 level. RESULTS: < 0.05). CONCLUSION: According to the results, it seems that early absorption sources of caffeine (CMR and CG) are efficient strategies for improving the specific performance of female table tennis players. However, allegedly CMR and CG have a better effect on functional and cognitive tests compared to skill tests.