Caffeine (1,3,7-trimethylxanthine) is the world's most widely consumed psychoactive drug [1]. This large-scale consumption is driven by cultural and societal trends, with caffeine being broadly and frequently consumed through coffee and other caffeinated mediums. Caffeine is known as a centrally- and peripherally-acting nutritional supplement used in a variety of exercise performance and sporting scenarios. This compound has been suggested to act as ergogenic aid by improving the physical (and cognitive) performance of an individual during exercise while also reducing perceptual responses to exercise such as ratings of perceived exertion (RPE) and pain.
Despite caffeine's popularity among athletes and non-athletes, and the recurring interest of sports nutrition scientists in it, there are still numerous unresolved issues related to it. For instance, although well established, the ergogenic effects of caffeine may vary greatly from one exercise mode to other. Other promising rotes to enhance the understanding about caffeine use around the exercise and its ergogenicity include whether caffeine effects are reliable or alter with sex, time of day, genotype, habitual use, training status and sleep patterns. In addition, there has been a growing interest on the potential influence of positive or negative expectations of ingesting caffeine on sport and exercise performance. However, little is still known about the actual expectation influence on caffeine effects across different sports scenarios, as well as methodological cautions to minimize it.
Because improving the knowledge in these areas may help ensure athletes and non athletes to optimize the performance benefits of caffeine supplementation during both training and competition, as well as enhance the methodological control when investigating the pharmacological and psychological effects of caffeine, this Research Topic welcomes studies that investigate the effects of caffeine supplementation on sports and exercise performance.
We encourage submission of the following article types: Original Research, Brief Research Report, Clinical Trial, Review, Systematic Review, Mini Review, Editorial, General Commentary, Hypothesis and Theory, Opinion, Perspective, and Specialty Grand Challenge. Potential topics to address are listed as examples below, and work in related areas will also be considered.
- Influence of time of day on the ergogenic effects of caffeine;
- Caffeine effects according to training status and habitual caffeine consumption;
- Caffeine dosage and form of administration;
- Genotype and sex impact on caffeine ergogenicity;
- Psychological effects of caffeine and its underlying mechanisms.
Caffeine (1,3,7-trimethylxanthine) is the world's most widely consumed psychoactive drug [1]. This large-scale consumption is driven by cultural and societal trends, with caffeine being broadly and frequently consumed through coffee and other caffeinated mediums. Caffeine is known as a centrally- and peripherally-acting nutritional supplement used in a variety of exercise performance and sporting scenarios. This compound has been suggested to act as ergogenic aid by improving the physical (and cognitive) performance of an individual during exercise while also reducing perceptual responses to exercise such as ratings of perceived exertion (RPE) and pain.
Despite caffeine's popularity among athletes and non-athletes, and the recurring interest of sports nutrition scientists in it, there are still numerous unresolved issues related to it. For instance, although well established, the ergogenic effects of caffeine may vary greatly from one exercise mode to other. Other promising rotes to enhance the understanding about caffeine use around the exercise and its ergogenicity include whether caffeine effects are reliable or alter with sex, time of day, genotype, habitual use, training status and sleep patterns. In addition, there has been a growing interest on the potential influence of positive or negative expectations of ingesting caffeine on sport and exercise performance. However, little is still known about the actual expectation influence on caffeine effects across different sports scenarios, as well as methodological cautions to minimize it.
Because improving the knowledge in these areas may help ensure athletes and non athletes to optimize the performance benefits of caffeine supplementation during both training and competition, as well as enhance the methodological control when investigating the pharmacological and psychological effects of caffeine, this Research Topic welcomes studies that investigate the effects of caffeine supplementation on sports and exercise performance.
We encourage submission of the following article types: Original Research, Brief Research Report, Clinical Trial, Review, Systematic Review, Mini Review, Editorial, General Commentary, Hypothesis and Theory, Opinion, Perspective, and Specialty Grand Challenge. Potential topics to address are listed as examples below, and work in related areas will also be considered.
- Influence of time of day on the ergogenic effects of caffeine;
- Caffeine effects according to training status and habitual caffeine consumption;
- Caffeine dosage and form of administration;
- Genotype and sex impact on caffeine ergogenicity;
- Psychological effects of caffeine and its underlying mechanisms.
