MAMILs rejoice - caffeine helps you cycle faster
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Experimental study: At least one thing in the experiment was changed to see if it had an impact on the subjects (often people or animals) – eg: changing the amount of time mice spend on an exercise wheel to find out what impact it has on weight loss.
People: This is a study based on research using people.
Good news for middle aged men in Lycra (MAMILs) - stopping for a cup of coffee on that morning ride may actually help your cycling performance. Australian research has shown that caffeine improved power output by 8 per cent in a cycling time trial. The researchers found that cyclists attacked the first kilometre of a 4km time trial more aggressively when they ingested caffeine rather than a placebo.
Journal/conference: PLOS ONE
Link to research (DOI): 10.1371/journal.pone.0236592
Organisation/s: Queensland University of Technology (QUT), University of São Paulo, Brazil
Funder: This study is part of a project supported
by the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP
#2016/16496-3). FOP received scholarships from
CNPq-Brazil (#480702/2010-1) and FAPESP
(#2010/01317-0).
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