Level of Education of Students Involved

Undergraduate

Faculty Sponsor

David Lantis

College

Nursing

Discipline(s)

Exercise Science and Kinesiology

Presentation Type

Poster Presentation

Symposium Date

Spring 4-25-2024

Abstract

Caffeine is a common supplement used by athletes to aid and enhance their competition performance in a number of different ways. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect that caffeine has on college-aged anaerobic track and field athletes’ performance on a wingate test as well as changes in blood lactate. The participants in the study included 4 males and 3 females. Among these 7 participants, 4 of them did not consume caffeine on a regular basis, and 3 of them considered themselves habitual caffeine users. There were two testing days, and participants were randomly assigned a caffeine supplement or a placebo, dosed 3 mg per 1 kg of body mass. After 30 minutes had passed from the time of ingestion, they completed a wingate test, and multiple lactate values were also recorded. Lactate values were taken using the Lactate Plus blood lactate analyzer prior to the start of the wingate test, 30 seconds post-completion, and then again 3 minutes after. The Velotron Wingate Software Version 1.0 software recorded the wattage (minimum, maximum, and average), revolutions per minute (minimum, maximum, and average), anaerobic capacity, anaerobic power, and fatigue index. No significant difference was found between wingate results with or without caffeine consumption. However, there were significant differences in fatigue index between conditions across the different event groups (p = 0.01). The null hypothesis was accepted. Overall, caffeine supplementation did not result in any significant improvements on wingate performance for anaerobic track athletes.

Biographical Information about Author(s)

I am completing my undergraduate degree in Exercise Science with a Human Biology minor and a concentration in pre-athletic training. After graduation I plan to get my Masters in Athletic Training. I chose to do this research because I am a D1 anaerobic track and field athlete who supplements caffeine, and I wanted to dig deeper into how it affects my body. I also think it is important as a future healthcare professional that I know how to educate athletes on caffeine supplementation and it's effects

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