Muscular strength
In the present study, caffeine alone and caffeine plus CitMal increased maximal strength compared to placebo. The ergogenic effects of caffeine on maximal strength are well-established [While caffeine provided an ergogenic effect, isolated CitMal ingestion did not influence maximal strength. In the currently available studies exploring CitMal, there is a distinct lack of those that evaluated the effects of CitMal on 1RM performance. However, they have used other measurements of maximum strength. For example, one study provided 8 g of CitMal and evaluated peak force during different muscle actions. In line with our 1RM data, the ingestion of CitMal did not enhance isometric, concentric, or eccentric peak force [