Bougrine Houda, Paillard Thierry, Jebabli Nidhal, Ceylan Halil İbrahim, Maitre Julien, Dergaa Ismail, Stefanica Valentina, Abderrahman Abderraouf Ben
Movement, Balance, Performance, and Health Laboratory (MEPS), University Pau and Pays de l'Adour, E2S, 6500 Tarbes, France.
Physical Activity Research Unit, Sport and Health (UR18JS01), National Observatory of Sports, Tunis 1003, Tunisia.
Nutrients. 2025 May 8;17(10):1613. doi: 10.3390/nu17101613.
Listening to self-selected motivational music (SSMM) during warm-ups and caffeine (CAF) intake prior to exercise can independently enhance athletic performance among female athletes. Likewise, the potential synergistic effects of these interventions have not yet been thoroughly examined.
The purpose of the study was to assess the independent and combined effects of SSMM during warm-up and pre-exercise CAF intake on maximal short-duration performance in female athletes.
Seventeen female handball players (aged 16.7 ± 0.4 years) participated in a randomized, double-blind, crossover study. Each athlete completed four conditions: (i) placebo (PLA) with no interventions, (ii) music and placebo (MUS), (iii) caffeine intake only (CAF), and (iv) a combination of music and caffeine (MUS + CAF). Performance assessments included the countermovement jump (CMJ), modified agility -test (MAT), repeated-sprint ability (RSA) test (mean and peak sprint performance), and rating of perceived exertion (RPE).
The MUS ( > 0.05; < 0.01; < 0.01; < 0.001, respectively), CAF (all < 0.001), and MUS + CAF (all < 0.01) conditions significantly outperformed the PLA condition in CMJ, MAT, RSA mean, and RSA peak measures. No significant differences were observed between the CAF and MUS + CAF conditions; however, the best performances were recorded during MUS + CAF. RPE scores remained consistent across conditions.
Warm-up routines incorporating either SSMM or a moderate dose of CAF (6 mg·kg) enhance anaerobic performance in female athletes. While both interventions are effective independently, CAF intake elicits a stronger effect. Although no significant difference was demonstrated for this combination, the concurrent use of SSMM and CAF appears to produce a potential effect, emerging as the most effective strategy for optimizing anaerobic performance.
在热身期间听自选的激励音乐（SSMM）以及在运动前摄入咖啡因（CAF），可独立提高女运动员的运动表现。同样，这些干预措施的潜在协同效应尚未得到充分研究。
本研究旨在评估热身期间的SSMM和运动前摄入CAF对女运动员最大短时间表现的独立和联合影响。
17名女子手球运动员（年龄16.7±0.4岁）参与了一项随机、双盲、交叉研究。每位运动员完成四种情况：（i）无干预的安慰剂（PLA），（ii）音乐和安慰剂（MUS），（iii）仅摄入咖啡因（CAF），以及（iv）音乐和咖啡因的组合（MUS+CAF）。性能评估包括反向移动跳跃（CMJ）、改良敏捷性测试（MAT）、重复冲刺能力（RSA）测试（平均和峰值冲刺表现）以及主观用力程度评级（RPE）。
在CMJ、MAT、RSA平均和RSA峰值测量中，MUS（分别为>0.05；<0.01；<0.01；<0.001）、CAF（均<0.001）和MUS+CAF（均<0.01）情况均显著优于PLA情况。在CAF和MUS+CAF情况之间未观察到显著差异；然而，MUS+CAF期间记录到最佳表现。各情况下RPE分数保持一致。
纳入SSMM或中等剂量CAF（6mg·kg）的热身程序可提高女运动员的无氧运动表现。虽然两种干预措施单独使用均有效，但摄入CAF产生的效果更强。尽管该组合未显示出显著差异，但同时使用SSMM和CAF似乎产生了潜在效果，成为优化无氧运动表现的最有效策略。
