Sprint Performance Metrics: How diet, lifestyle, and supplements may provide benefits.

Examine Database: Sprint Performance Metrics

Intervention	Grade	Evidence	Effect
Creatine	C	Participants: 56	Small Improvement
Bitter orange	D	Participants: 13	No effect
Caffeine	D	Participants: 34	No effect
Fish Oil		Participants: 26
Spirulina		Participants: 22
N-Acetylcysteine		Participants: 86

Creatine

Participants: 56

Small Improvement

Bitter orange

Participants: 13

No effect

Caffeine

Participants: 34

No effect

Fish Oil

Participants: 26

Spirulina

Participants: 22

N-Acetylcysteine

Participants: 86

Intervention	Grade	Effect	Detail
Creatine	C
Bitter orange	D
Caffeine	D
Fish Oil
Spirulina
N-Acetylcysteine

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Examine Database References

Creatine - Pluim BM, Ferrauti A, Broekhof F, Deutekom M, Gotzmann A, Kuipers H, Weber KThe effects of creatine supplementation on selected factors of tennis specific trainingBr J Sports Med.(2006 Jun)
Creatine - Volek JS, Mazzetti SA, Farquhar WB, Barnes BR, Gómez AL, Kraemer WJPhysiological responses to short-term exercise in the heat after creatine loadingMed Sci Sports Exerc.(2001 Jul)
Spirulina - Mehdi Chaouachi, Sandrine Gautier, Yoann Carnot, Nicolas Bideau, Pierrick Guillemot, Yann Moison, Tom Collin, Sophie Vincent, Carole GroussardSpirulina platensis Provides a Small Advantage in Vertical Jump and Sprint Performance But Does Not Improve Elite Rugby Players' Body CompositionJ Diet Suppl.(2020 Oct 29)
Fish Oil - Leyre Gravina, Frankie F Brown, Lee Alexander, James Dick, Gordon Bell, Oliver C Witard, Stuart D R Gallowayn-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation During 4 Weeks of Training Leads to Improved Anaerobic Endurance Capacity, but not Maximal Strength, Speed, or Power in Soccer PlayersInt J Sport Nutr Exerc Metab.(2017 Aug)
Bitter orange - Gutiérrez-Hellín J, Salinero JJ, Abían-Vicen J, Areces F, Lara B, Gallo C, Puente C, Del Coso JAcute consumption of p-synephrine does not enhance performance in sprint athletes.Appl Physiol Nutr Metab.(2016-Jan)
N-Acetylcysteine - Rhodes K, Braakhuis APerformance and Side Effects of Supplementation with N-Acetylcysteine: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Sports Med.(2017-Aug)
Caffeine - Salinero JJ, Lara B, Del Coso JEffects of acute ingestion of caffeine on team sports performance: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Res Sports Med.(2019)