The acute effects of caffeine, creatine, and carbohydrate mouth rinse combined with conditioning activity on subsequent sports performance: a systematic review and Bayesian meta-analysis
Preliminary evidence suggests that combining caffeine with plyometric CA is the most effective strategy for enhancing sports performance. Although creatine and carbohydrate supplementation alongside CA may provide some benefits, their effects require further investigation due to small sample sizes and potential publication bias. Practically, these findings provide preliminary evidence that consuming 3-6 mg/kg of caffeine approximately 1 h before plyometric CA may maximize performance enhancement.
Authors
- Haijun Deng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4890-192X)
- Mingyue Yin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6105-8797)
- Hengxian Liu
- Yuming Zhong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-9672-8067)
- Bopeng Qiu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4028-0863)
- Hao Kong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9397-678X)
- Yilin Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3285-0851)
- Mingyang Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1761-0297)
- Jun Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4459-8804)
- Yanfeng Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9546-7014)
- Kuo-Sheng Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-4689-4329)
- Kai Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1403-4127)
- Hongyan Kuai
Institutions
- Edith Cowan University (AU)
- Jishou University (CN)
- Tianjin University of Sport (CN)
- Shanghai University of Sport (CN)
- University of Malaya (MY)
- Beijing Sport University (CN)
- Tsinghua University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Nutrition
- Published
- 2025-11-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2025.1669004
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Coffee research and impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.79