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Examining the Effects of Caffeine Supplementation on the Arousal of University Football Players

Journal: Pakistan Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences (Vol.11, No. 2)

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Page : 1155-1161

Keywords : Arousal; Football; Caffeine; Performance; Players;

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Abstract

It is generally known that caffeine has ergogenic characteristics and research has shown that it can improve both the physical and technical aspects of a player's performance. The objective of this study was to discover the impact of caffeine on arousal of male university football players in the South Punjab zone of Pakistan. A randomized placebo controlled, single blind parallel group design was used to perform the study. A total of (n=120) players were selected for the study (age: 22.39 ± 1.69 Years; Height: 172.9 ± 5.85 cm; Body mass 70.12 ± 5.03 kg; Body mass index: 23.45 ± 1.43 kg/m2 Mean ± SD) were distributed into n=4 groups (n=30 in each group) to identify the effect of caffeine on the arousal of the players. In this study (n=3) various doses of caffeine in capsule form were given to three experimental groups. Group A was administered caffeine at 3 mg/kg-1 (LD-CAF: 3 mg/kg-1). Group B was administered caffeine at 6mg/kg-1 (MD-CAF: 6mg/kg-1). Group C was administered caffeine at 9 mg/kg-1 (HD-CAF: 9 mg/kg-1). Whereas, group D was considered a placebo control (PC) group, administered zero mg of caffeine (CAF: 0 mg/kg-1). Felt Arousal Scale (FAS) survey was completed in pre and post-test. Overall, all experimental groups had prominent effects (P < 0.001) on the arousal of male university football players. Results also indicated that a high dose (HD) of caffeine 9mg/kg-1 was more effective (131%) than others.

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