Acute Supplementation with Capsaicin Enhances Upper-Limb Performance in Male Jiu-Jitsu Athletes

• Main Authors: Bruno Victor Corrêa da Silva (Author), Gustavo R. Mota (Author), Moacir Marocolo (Author), Jeffrey S. Martin (Author), Luciano Sales Prado (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The present study investigated whether acute capsaicin (CAP) supplementation improves mean power output (MPO) and peak velocity (PV) during the performance of the free bench press exercise (FBP). Twelve (<i>n</i> = 12) male Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) athletes (age: 24.3 ± 1.5 years, heigh...