The acute effects of plyometric and sled towing stimuli with and without caffeine ingestion on vertical jump performance in professional soccer players

• Main Authors: Mauro A. Guerra Jr (Author), Leonardo C. Caldas (Author), Helder L. De Souza (Author), Kaio F. Vitzel (Author), Jason M. Cholewa (Author), Michael J. Duncan (Author), Lucas Guimarães-Ferreira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background Post-activation potentiation (PAP) is the phenomenon by which muscular performance is enhanced in response to a conditioning stimulus. PAP has typically been evidenced via improved counter movement jump (CMJ) performance. This study examined the effects of PAP, with and without prior caff...