A Randomised Placebo-Controlled Crossover Study Investigating the Effects of Nicotine Gum on Strength Power and Anaerobic Performance in Nicotine-Naïve Active Males

摘要

BackgroundNicotine use amongst athletes is high and increasing, especially team sports, yet the limited previous studies investigating the performance consequences of this behaviour have not examined the effects of the principal active ingredient, nicotine, per se. Therefore, we determined whether nicotine gum affected muscular and anaerobic performance.