Effects of placebo on bench throw performance of Paralympic weightlifting athletes: a pilot study.

Gustavo De Conti Teixeira CostaLuan GalvãoMartim BottaroJoão Felipe MotaGustavo Duarte PimentelPaulo Roberto Viana Gentil

Published in: Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition (2019)

Our results suggest that placebo intake, when the athletes were informed they were taking caffeine, might be an efficient strategy to improve the performance of explosive movements in Paralympic weightlifting athletes when using low-loads. This brings the possibility of using placebo in order to increase performance, which might reduce the risks associated with ergogenic aids, such as side-effects and positive doping testing.

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