Document Type : Research Paper I Open Access I Released under CC BY-NC 4.0 license
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1 Department of Sports Sciences, Faculty of Humanities, Ilam University, Ilam, Iran
2 Department of Sport Sciences, Payam-e Noor University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
Introduction: Although the benefits of ingesting caffeine on improving performance have been widely discussed in various sources, other alternative forms of its consumption, including mouthwash, have been suggested to improve athletic performance.
Methods: 16 male wrestlers with an average weight of 65.94±3.25 kg, height of 1.68±0.08 cm and age of 16.87±1.4 years participated in the present study and were randomly divided into two groups of 8 people including 1) mouthwash group with caffeine solution and 2) control group. In the pre-test session, the pre-test values of the maximum, average and minimum anaerobic power factors plus the fatigue index were measured and calculated using the relevant formulas. The research variables in the post-test session, one week apart, at the same time of the day and night, by rinsing the mouth with water and 1.2% caffeine mouthwash solution 3 times in total, once before the start and twice After walking the 35-meter path twice, were measured again. The analysis of the findings was done using paired and independent t-test at a significance level of p≤0.05.
Results: The analysis of the findings showed that there was no significant difference between the two research groups in the minimum anaerobic power (p=0.78), average anaerobic power (p=0.24), maximum anaerobic power (p=0.17) and fatigue index (p=0.07)
Conclusion: The results of this research showed that the use of caffeinated mouthwash had no significant effect on anaerobic power and fatigue index compared to the control group and did not confirm the possible ergogenic effect of this approach.
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