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    Default Caffeine - To much of a good thing?


    by Matt Weik

    Caffeine supplementation is extremely popular and has been known to be an ergogenic aid that can help enhance performance in the gym and on the playing field. Athletes around the globe have been using caffeine as a pre-workout or pre-competition performance enhancement for years. However, a new study is showing that for those who drink caffeinated drinks (tea, coffee, energy drinks) daily, that caffeine shows minimal improvements in performance compared to those who don’t drink caffeinated drinks regularly.

    This could be bad news for athletes considering the researchers mentioned that caffeine has the ability to improve muscle strength, mental alertness, as well as reduce the perception of effort during intense activity. Maybe it’s time for some of them to change their daily caffeine intake?

    DAMNIT, JOE!

    That cup of Joe you drink each day could be royally screwing you if you were hoping to gain some performance enhancements from a product containing caffeine prior to exercise. Researchers from Dublin City University used caffeinated chewing gum as a caffeine source for the study they had published on how caffeine effects performance.

    For the study, the researchers took 18 athletes and had them run sprints both with and without the use of the caffeinated gum. It was noted that the caffeinated gum was equal to two strong cups of coffee. The end result was that the athletes who consumed caffeine on a daily basis did not show the same improvements using the caffeinated gum when compared to the athletes who did not consume any caffeine daily.

    Interestingly enough, the athletes who regularly used caffeine actually showed a decrease in performance as they continued each round of sprints, whereas the athletes who didn’t use caffeine regularly were able to maintain their performance through all 10 rounds of sprints.

    Researchers recommend that that any athlete who wants to use caffeine to aid in performance should decrease their daily consumption in order to attain the benefits. This can also be a reason why so many individuals who take pre-workout supplements that are stimulant heavy show a reduction in energy levels over time as the body gets used to the constant and regular intake of caffeine – causing them to increase their dosage which is not healthy and can have some adverse side effects.

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    Mark Evans, Peter Tierney, Nicola Gray, Greg Hawe, Maria Macken, Brendan Egan. “Acute Ingestion of Caffeinated Chewing Gum Improves Repeated Sprint Performance of Team Sports Athletes With Low Habitual Caffeine Consumption.” International Journal of Sport Nutritio
    n and Exercise Metabolism, 2017.
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    I am not a fan of caffeine. I sometimes drink half a coke in the morning to help me wake up, but for the most part, my body can't handle it very well--too sensitive. If I drink a whole can of coke, I get really jittery--especially if it's regular because of the sugar with the caffeine, but a Diet Coke will still do it.

    I can understand why caffeine would decrease performance. It's a diuretic so your body will lose water which will decrease muscle strength. Increasing water in the muscles increases their strength, which is why if you want a boost to your performance, you should be taking creatine instead to draw water into the muscles.

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    It have very little if any affect on me. I don't drink coffee but slam diet cokes during the day. Strange how thing effect people different.
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    I guess I should stop drinking my sugar free monsters.. Those damn things are so freaking good.
     

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    Never been a big energy drink drinker. But love me some diet coke!!
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    I love my coffee but REALLY cut back on my soda intake. I think caffeine in moderation is just fine. Its when you start going to the extremes problems can arise.
     

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    Quote Originally Posted by drtbear1967 View Post
    Never been a big energy drink drinker. But love me some diet coke!!
    I wasn't either until I tried a white monster. You should try it.
     

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    I just stick with Walmart caffeine tablets. 200mg 3x a day with my EY stack for 6 months. I then go off all stims for 6 months, I figure long term use of anything that is stimulating can't be that good for you.
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    Quote Originally Posted by yellow snow View Post
    I just stick with Walmart caffeine tablets. 200mg 3x a day with my EY stack for 6 months. I then go off all stims for 6 months, I figure long term use of anything that is stimulating can't be that good for you.
    Sounds like you got a good thing going on there snow.
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    Quote Originally Posted by yellow snow View Post
    I just stick with Walmart caffeine tablets. 200mg 3x a day with my EY stack for 6 months. I then go off all stims for 6 months, I figure long term use of anything that is stimulating can't be that good for you.
    6 months in a row with 600 mg of caffeine?

    Wow, I would like to keep that amount to a maximum of 2 weeks, and rest. Otherwise, the insomnia will be crazy.
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    Never has bothered me much.
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    But i love me my Pre workout ... i dose about 200mg about 4-5 times a week, been about 4 months now. Ill be taking a break here soon haa
     

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    Quote Originally Posted by Beti ona View Post
    6 months in a row with 600 mg of caffeine?

    Wow, I would like to keep that amount to a maximum of 2 weeks, and rest. Otherwise, the insomnia will be crazy.
    We all have different tolerances and I have a feeling you may be a slow processor of caffeine. I think I am a medium to high processor. The one thing I don't do is ad naringin to this combo or it really prolongs the effect.
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    I can drink a pot and go to bed.

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    I have know people, myself included, that just get very little from it.
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