Theacrine and exercise
What 4 graded rows on theacrine agree on for exercise, and where they differ. Counted side by side, never averaged.
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What the rows agree on
Each block and row is one graded row from the Theacrine page, with its PubMed record.
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Theacrine and exercise
4 rows · 78 peopleMostly no difference: 3 of 4 rows, and most of the people. 1 had mixed results.
- DGrade D× 4
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What the rows share
From the rowsThe best-graded row, grade D, is a crossover trial of 24 people (2019) and reported mixed results.
The rows run from 12 to 24 people, published from 2019 to 2025: 4 single studies.
The rows
3 no difference · 1 mixed- DGrade DSprint, agility and running tests · No difference
RCT · n 22 · 2022 · Amateur male flag-football athletes
Single pre-workout dose (amount not stated in the abstract) · Single dose 60 minutes before testing
No difference from placebo on jump, agility, 30 m sprint, 40-second run or 12-minute run tests.
- DGrade DSprint kayak performance · No difference
Crossover RCT · n 20 · 2025 · Highly trained male canoe sprint athletes
Not stated in the abstract · Single dose per condition
Theacrine alone did not improve 500 m time or Wingate distance; caffeine did (500 m about 1.9 seconds faster), and the combination gave smaller significant gains. Heart rate and blood pressure did not differ.
- DGrade DStrength, power and rowing performance · No difference
Crossover RCT · n 12 · 2019 · Resistance-trained men
300 mg TeaCrine, or 150 mg TeaCrine with 150 mg caffeine · Single dose 90 minutes before exercise
No condition improved 1-rep max, reps to failure, power or 2 km rowing; only 300 mg caffeine raised energy, focus and motivation compared with TeaCrine.
- DGrade DEndurance and reaction time in a simulated soccer match · Mixed
Crossover RCT · n 24 · 2019 · High-level male and female soccer players
Not stated in the abstract · Four sessions, one per condition
Time to exhaustion trended higher with TeaCrine and with TeaCrine plus caffeine (P<0.052, not significant); choice reaction time was faster with caffeine and with the combination, not with TeaCrine alone.