The Claim

In resistance-trained women, acute ingestion of 4 mg/kg of caffeine prior to resistance exercise has no significant effect on repetitions to failure during squat and bench press, and does not alter hemodynamics, autonomic modulation, or arterial stiffness during rest or recovery.

Source: Effects of resistance exercise alone or with caffeine on hemodynamics, autonomic modulation and arterial stiffness in resistance-trained women

What the research says

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In plain English

In women who regularly train with weights, taking 4 mg of caffeine per kilogram of body weight before lifting does not change how many repetitions they can complete on squats and bench presses, and does not affect their heart rate, blood pressure, nervous system response, or artery stiffness during rest or after exercise.

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In resistance-trained women, acute ingestion of 4 mg/kg of caffeine prior to resistance exercise does not significantly alter repetitions to failure on squat and bench press, nor does it affect hemodynamics, autonomic modulation, or arterial stiffness during rest or recovery, suggesting caffeine provides no measurable performance or cardiovascular benefit in this population under these conditions.

Why this might work

In women who regularly lift weights, caffeine does not change how their muscles respond to effort or how their heart and blood vessels behave during or after exercise, because their nervous system and cardiovascular system are already optimized for high-intensity training and do not respond to caffeine's usual stimulant effects.

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What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: Effects of resistance exercise alone or with caffeine on hemodynamics, autonomic modulation and arterial stiffness in resistance-trained women

    For women who lift weights, taking a common dose of caffeine before working out didn’t help them do more reps or change their heart rate, blood pressure, or artery stiffness—whether they took caffeine or a fake pill.

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