The acute effects of caffeine intake on time under tension and power generated during the bench press movement

Table 1 Results of the 7 considered variables in the group that ingested caffeine (G_CAF) and the placebo group (G_CON)

Variables	Caffeine group	Placebo group
Maximal concentric power [W]	750,8 ± 113,495	684,5 ± 110,12
Maximal concentric velocity [m/s]	0,81 ± 0,073	0,767 ± 0,071
Mean concentric power [W]	383 ± 51,9	354 ± 51,2
Mean concentric velocity [m/s]	0,467 ± 0,043	0,44 ± 0,0432
Number of repetitions [n]	16,6 ± 1,56	15,9 ± 1,44
Time under tension [s]	13,68 ± 1346 *	15,33 ± 1698 *
Mean eccentric velocity [m/s]	0,69 ± 0,088 *	0,609 ± 0,057 *

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