Physical education dissertation examples

Effects of Caffeine on 30m Multiple Sprint Performance in Women

The purpose of this investigation was to determine the effects of caffeine’s proposed ergogenic capabilities upon human sprint times and performance.

Twelve female sports students (20 ± 2 yr, 1.64 ± 0.05 m, 58.9 ± 3.9 kg) were utilized as the subjects for this investigation which was conducted in the Oxstalls Sport Hall, Gloucester, using the light gate equipment. All subjects were familiarized with the experimental design and apparatus before proceeding. The necessary forms were signed by the participants and personal information acquired. Subjects were administered either caffeine (5 mg∙kg-1 of body mass) or placebo, and ingested the substance 1 hour prior to testing in a single blind fashion. After a 5 minute warm up, 12 x 30 metre sprints were performed by each subject with a 30 second interval between each sprint. The experiment was repeated a week later using the same procedure but with the participants taking the opposite substance to the previous weeks test.

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