Combined but Not Isolated Ingestion of Caffeine and Taurine Improves Wingate Sprint Performance in Female Team-Sport Athletes Habituated to Caffeine

Karayigit, Raci; Naderi, Alireza; Saunders, Bryan; Forbes, Scott C.; Coso, Juan Del; Berjisian, Erfan; Yildirim, Ulas Can; Suzuki, Katsuhiko

doi:10.3390/sports9120162

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Combined but Not Isolated Ingestion of Caffeine and Taurine Improves Wingate Sprint Performance in Female Team-Sport Athletes Habituated to Caffeine

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Raci Karayigit

^1,*

,

Alireza Naderi

²

,

Bryan Saunders

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Scott C. Forbes

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Juan Del Coso

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Erfan Berjisian

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Ulas Can Yildirim

^1,7 and

Katsuhiko Suzuki

^8,*

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Faculty of Sport Sciences, Ankara University, Gölbaşı 06830, Turkey

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Department of Exercise Physiology, Borujerd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Borujerd 6915136111, Iran

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Applied Physiology and Nutrition Research Group, School of Physical Education and Sport, Rheumatology Division, Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo 01246-903, Brazil

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Department of Physical Education Studies, Brandon University, Brandon, MB R7A6A9, Canada

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Centre for Sport Studies, Rey Juan Carlos University, 28043 Fuenlabrada, Spain

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Department of Exercise Physiology, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Tehran University, Tehran 1417935840, Iran

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Faculty of Sport Sciences, Sinop University, Sinop 57000, Turkey

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Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Totorozawa 359-1192, Japan

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Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.

Sports 2021, 9(12), 162; https://doi.org/10.3390/sports9120162

Submission received: 11 October 2021 / Revised: 22 November 2021 / Accepted: 24 November 2021 / Published: 27 November 2021

(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Effects of Pre-Workout Supplementation on Exercise Performance)

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Previous studies have investigated caffeine (CAF) and taurine (TAU) in isolation and combined during exercise in males. However, the potential synergistic effect during high-intensity exercise remains unknown in female athletes. Seventeen female team-sport athletes participated (age: 23.4 ± 2.1 years; height: 1.68 ± 0.05 m; body mass: 59.5 ± 2.2 kg). All participants were habitual caffeine consumers (340.1 ± 28.6 mg/day). A double-blind randomized crossover design was used. Participants completed four experimental trials: (i) CAF and TAU (6 mg/kg body mass of CAF + 1 g of TAU), (ii) CAF alone; (iii) TAU alone; and (iv) placebo (PLA). Supplements were ingested 60 min before a 30-s Wingate Anaerobic Test (WAnT). Heart rate and blood lactate (BL) were measured before and immediately after the WAnT; and ratings of perceived exertion (RPE) were recorded immediately after the WAnT. Peak power (PP) was significantly higher following co-ingestion of CAF+TAU compared to PLA (p = 0.03) and TAU (p = 0.03). Mean power (MP) was significantly higher following co-ingestion of CAF+TAU compared to PLA (p = 0.01). No other differences were found between conditions for PP and MP (p > 0.05). There were also no observed differences in fatigue index (FI), BL; heart rate; and RPE between conditions (p > 0.05). In conclusion, compared to PLA the combined ingestion of 6 mg/kg of CAF and 1 g of TAU improved both PP and MP in female athletes habituated to caffeine; however; CAF and TAU independently failed to augment WAnT performance.

Keywords: anaerobic capacity; high-intensity exercise performance; ergogenic aids; intermittent exercise

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Karayigit, R.; Naderi, A.; Saunders, B.; Forbes, S.C.; Coso, J.D.; Berjisian, E.; Yildirim, U.C.; Suzuki, K. Combined but Not Isolated Ingestion of Caffeine and Taurine Improves Wingate Sprint Performance in Female Team-Sport Athletes Habituated to Caffeine. Sports 2021, 9, 162. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports9120162

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Karayigit R, Naderi A, Saunders B, Forbes SC, Coso JD, Berjisian E, Yildirim UC, Suzuki K. Combined but Not Isolated Ingestion of Caffeine and Taurine Improves Wingate Sprint Performance in Female Team-Sport Athletes Habituated to Caffeine. Sports. 2021; 9(12):162. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports9120162

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Karayigit, Raci, Alireza Naderi, Bryan Saunders, Scott C. Forbes, Juan Del Coso, Erfan Berjisian, Ulas Can Yildirim, and Katsuhiko Suzuki. 2021. "Combined but Not Isolated Ingestion of Caffeine and Taurine Improves Wingate Sprint Performance in Female Team-Sport Athletes Habituated to Caffeine" Sports 9, no. 12: 162. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports9120162

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Karayigit, R., Naderi, A., Saunders, B., Forbes, S. C., Coso, J. D., Berjisian, E., Yildirim, U. C., & Suzuki, K. (2021). Combined but Not Isolated Ingestion of Caffeine and Taurine Improves Wingate Sprint Performance in Female Team-Sport Athletes Habituated to Caffeine. Sports, 9(12), 162. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports9120162

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