CAFFEINE EFFECTS SPRINT TIMES IN A 60 METER SPRINT

Caffeine Effects Sprint Times In A 60 Meter Sprint



ABSTRACT

In this study we try to explore the affects of Caffeine on Sprint Times in a 60 Meter Sprint. For this purpose we will be exploring an extensive literature and past research including tests. The participants of this study would complete 3 repetitions of a 60 meter maximal sprint with a 2 minute period of passive recovery between each trial. The total time for the data collection period would be 4 consecutive weeks with one trial day per week for each participant.

Table of Contents

Caffeine Effects Sprint Times In A 60 Meter Sprint4

INTRODUCTION4

Topic of the Study4

Significance of the Study4

LITERATURE REVIEW4

METHOD13

Research Design13

Participants (Including Sampling Technique)13

Equipment or Instruments14

Data Analysis14

RESEARCH PROCEDURE15

ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS15

REFERENCES17

Proposed Bibliography18

APPENDICES19

Appendix A19

Appendix B20

Caffeine Effects Sprint Times In A 60 Meter Sprint

INTRODUCTION

Caffeine is a neurological simulator that enhances athletic performance in endurance sports. We hypothesized that caffeine supplementation of 6mg/kg body weight would produce an ergogenic effect strong enough to obtain a significant difference in time during a 60 meter repeated sprint.

Topic of the Study

The main topic of this proposed study is effects of Caffeine; and more specifically we will be discussing about the effects of caffeine on sprint times ina 60 meter sprint.

Significance of the Study

This study is significant in this way that it attempts to explore the effects of caffeine in sports performance. For this study we have selected sprinting and effects of caffeine in a 60 meter sprint.

LITERATURE REVIEW

Caffeine is one of the most widely used drugs and has been shown in many studies to enhance athletic performance--especially for endurance athletes. (McNaughton 2001)

In 2004 ? the World Anti-Doping Agency and US Anti-Doping Agency removed caffeine from the list of banned substances. Given how well-known the performance enhancing effects of caffeine are ? it's very likely that many high-level athletes take caffeine prior to competing. (Welsh 2002)

In order to find out what the effects of caffeine are on participants' own endurance of performance ? an experiment was performed in which 32 tests were made on the Concept 2 rowing machine over the course of 8 months. For half of the tests participants took caffeine pills one hour before starting and for the other half participants took a placebo (vitamin C pills). (McNaughton 2001) Some of the participants drew the pills randomly and blinded myself to which pills was taking so that at no point during the experiment did participants know what pills they had taken for any test. Participants did the tests with roughly one week between each one ? during which time they exercised moderately for about an hour a day. The dose of caffeine was two 200 mg pills (400 mg) ? which is roughly equivalent to 4-6 cups of coffee (a smaller dose than is often used in experimental studies and one that would have been unlikely to produce a violation when caffeine was a banned substance).

Each test had two parts. First ? with no warm-up ? participants did one ...