Research note: Caffeine and strength

What the research says. A 2018 systematic review and meta-analysis in the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition found that caffeine ingestion produced small improvements in maximal upper-body strength and in muscle power, with no significant effect found for lower-body strength.

Source. Grgic J, Trexler ET, Lazinica B, Pedisic Z. Effects of caffeine intake on muscle strength and power: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, 2018;15:11. (PubMed ID 29527137). Read the paper.

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