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mjkjg2 t1_j1mxm2x wrote

Reply to comment by glawgii in A study on volleyball players found that caffeinated chewing gum significantly improved attack accuracy compared to placebo. However, this did not improve results in jumping tests, running tests, and other volleyball specific-skills, including speed tests and accuracy during the volleyball serve by glawgii

would like to see this with nicotine gum too

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TheLoneJuanderer t1_j1o28uf wrote

I was curious too, so I looked it up. Apparently the evidence is pretty neutral for nicotine, but also, the amount of research is very limited currently.

It’s actually not prohibited by WADA, which is interesting, but I guess nicotine research isn’t very popular these days.

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laustcozz t1_j1pb54v wrote

Released research on nicotine is limited, that doesn't mean the research actually is. You can bet your heiny if there were significant positive effects there Phillip Morris would have let you know about it decades ago.

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SheepChaser1 t1_j1o1nry wrote

I bet it has a similar effect and I would imagine it’s due to saccade.

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