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Effects on Performance, Recovery and Immune Function following Metabolic Ergogenic Aid Supplementation during an Acute Resistance Exercise

Gibson, Brandon M
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1554999809030002

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2019, MS, Kent State University, College of Education, Health and Human Services / School of Health Sciences.
Recent research has shown that in the presence of a metabolic ergogenic aid, such as caffeine, perceived responses to exercise like fatigue, are attenuated. Thus, in theory may allow for a greater accumulation of work volume as the sensation of fatigue is delayed or experienced to a lesser extent. While caffeine’s effects on exercise performance has been investigated rather thoroughly, previous investigations have failed to examine differences in volume accumulation in the presence of caffeine and the subsequent impact on muscle performance, recovery, and immune function. The purpose of this investigation was to examine the impact of caffeine supplementation on the accumulation of voluntary volume during an acute, fatiguing squat protocol designed to induce muscle damage. Previous researchers have utilized similar protocols to examine the physiological responses of exercise in the presence of caffeine, however, the total volume of work accumulated was kept constant between supplementation and control groups effectively eliminating the suggested effects. Through this investigation we hope to assess the ergogenic effects of caffeine that potentially allow for a greater accumulation of voluntary volume, inducing a greater rate of decline in performance associated with muscle damage, and subsequently induce a more robust immune response.
Adam Jajtner, PhD (Advisor)
Ellen Glickman, PhD (Committee Member)
Jacob Barkley, PhD (Committee Member)
77 p.
Kinesiology; Physiology

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  • Gibson, B. M. (2019). Effects on Performance, Recovery and Immune Function following Metabolic Ergogenic Aid Supplementation during an Acute Resistance Exercise [Master's thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1554999809030002

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Gibson, Brandon. Effects on Performance, Recovery and Immune Function following Metabolic Ergogenic Aid Supplementation during an Acute Resistance Exercise. 2019. Kent State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1554999809030002.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Gibson, Brandon. "Effects on Performance, Recovery and Immune Function following Metabolic Ergogenic Aid Supplementation during an Acute Resistance Exercise." Master's thesis, Kent State University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1554999809030002

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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