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Masters Theses, 2010-2019

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The Efficacy Of Caffeine Supplementation In Collegiate Tennis Players And The Magnitude Of Improvement In Tennis Skill Mediated By Caffeine Influenced By A Polymorphism Of The Cyp1a2 Gene, Courtney Klein May 2010

The Efficacy Of Caffeine Supplementation In Collegiate Tennis Players And The Magnitude Of Improvement In Tennis Skill Mediated By Caffeine Influenced By A Polymorphism Of The Cyp1a2 Gene, Courtney Klein

Masters Theses, 2010-2019

Purpose: This study examined the efficacy of caffeine supplementation on tennis performance in male and female collegiate tennis players and whether a polymorphism of the CYP1A2 gene influenced the ergogenic response to caffeine. Methods: Eighteen collegiate tennis players (9 male; 9 female) completed two separate trials. Each test occurred one hour after the administration of either 6 mg/kg of caffeine or a placebo, administered in double-blind fashion. The treadmill portion was comprised of 15 minutes at a velocity corresponding with 50% VO2max followed by 30 minutes of intermittent sprints (5 seconds at 80% VO2max, 15 seconds at 50% VO2max). 90 …