Table 2 Summary of performance data in bench press exercise after the ingestion of a placebo (PLAC) or 3 (CAF-3) or 6 mg/kg/b.m. of caffeine (CAF-6) in women habituated to caffeine
| Variable |
PLAC (95 % CI) |
CAF-3 (95 % CI) |
CAF-6 (95 % CI) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1RM [kg] |
40.48 ± 9.21 (36.29 to 44.67) |
41.68 ± 8.98 (37.59 to 45.76) |
42.98 ± 8.79 (38.98 to 46.98) | < 0.01 |
| REP [n] |
33.05 ± 6.59 (30.05 to 36.05) |
33.81 ± 5.46 (31.32 to 36.30) |
35.29 ± 6.99 (32.10 to 38.47) | 0.18 |
| TUT [s] |
53.52 ± 11.44 (48.3 to 58.7) |
57.05 ± 10.90 (52.1 to 62.0) |
61.76 ± 15.39 (54.8 to 68.8) | < 0.01 |
| MP [W] |
119 ± 25 (107 to 130) |
120 ± 27 (107 to 132) |
122 ± 31 (108 to 137) | 0.56 |
| PP [W] |
284 ± 145 (219 to 350) |
277 ± 82 (239 to 314) |
290 ± 110 (240 to 340) | 0.75 |
| MV [m/s] |
0.61 ± 0.08 (0.58 to 0.65) |
0.60 ± 0.07 (0.56 to 0.63) |
0.59 ± 0.07 (0.56 to 0.63) | 0.45 |
| PV [m/s] |
1.14 ± 0.11 (1.09 to 1.19) |
1.14 ± 0.10 (1.09 to 1.18) |
1.11 ± 0.13 (1.05 to 1.17) | 0.23 |