A commercially available energy drink does not improve peak power production on multiple 20-second Wingate tests

• DOI: 10.1186/1550-2783-7-s1-p10
• Publication Date: 2010-09-15T18:15:51Z
• Authors: Bill I Campbell; Marcus Kilpatrick; Colin Wilborn; Paul La Bounty; Brittany Parker; Brittany Gomez; Ava Elkins; Sean Williams; Maria Gisele dos ...
• Keywords: 0301 basic medicine; 03 medical and health sciences; Nutrition and Dietetics; Nutrition. Foods and food supply; Sports medicine; Poster Presentation; TX341-641; RC1200-1245; Food Science

Background Energy drinks are often marketed to the consumer as a performance enhancing beverage. When performance benefits are realized, it is likely due to the caffeine content present in typical energy drinks. There have been few scientific studies investigating the effects of energy drink ingestion on anaerobic performance assessed by repeated 20-second Wingate tests. PURPOSE: To determine the effects of a caffeine-containing, commercially available energy drink on peak power produced during two, 20-second Wingate tests separated by 150 seconds.