whats your take on caffeine ?
07-01-09, 07:08 AM
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one espresso in the morning....two sometimes....I'm all for it.
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caffeine is a proven ergogenic aid. among other things, it heightens alertness and encourages fat metabolism. It only has these effects, though, if it is used infrequently (and is obviously addictive). If you drink coffee everyday, your body becomes acclimated to it, and the performance gains are minimal without a higher dose.
Furthermore, the potentiation of force during submaximal electrical stimulation is identical in habitual and nonhabitual caffeine consumers.
07-01-09, 08:44 AM
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I doubt one cup of coffee per day will do much harm to most, but for me even one cup sets me off, increases my heart beat, raises my BP and makes my hands shakes while performing certain eye/hand tasks. My Doc says caffiene/coffee is more like a drug than a food and will have different affects on different people and Im one of the ones who should stay away from it. I have tried decaf and expresso which have less affect on me but about 6 months ago I decided to stay away from not only all coffees but anything with caffiene in it.. I now sleep much better so I dont need a stimulant to get me going in the morning.
07-01-09, 08:58 AM
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I doubt one cup of coffee per day will do much harm to most, but for me even one cup sets me off, increases my heart beat, raises my BP and makes my hands shakes while performing certain eye/hand tasks. My Doc says caffiene/coffee is more like a drug than a food and will have different affects on different people and Im one of the ones who should stay away from it. I have tried decaf and expresso which have less affect on me but about 6 months ago I decided to stay away from not only all coffees but anything with caffiene in it.. I now sleep much better so I dont need a stimulant to get me going in the morning.
07-01-09, 08:59 AM
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07-01-09, 12:56 PM
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oh yeah didn't they make that lifetime movie about him? Bumped up in a bathroom stall and straight fell out dead. But wasn't there a previously undiagnosed heart condition in the mix?
07-01-09, 01:19 PM
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Diet Coke. Hell, just drink a raspberry slushie from 7-11.
Real men drink SPIKE Shooters. 300mg caffeine in one drink. Boo-YAAA!!! <clutches chest> Someone get me the number to 911.
Real men drink SPIKE Shooters. 300mg caffeine in one drink. Boo-YAAA!!! <clutches chest> Someone get me the number to 911.
07-01-09, 01:38 PM
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incorrect. A recent study had the exact opposite conclusion about acclimation and tolerance.
Do you have evidence to support your statement or are you just guessing?
Do you have evidence to support your statement or are you just guessing?
I was referring to the fact that caffeine has been used to increase fat metabolism at submaximal efforts (a supposed metabolic effect of caffeine, although this has been argued for a while; as in here (con) and here (pro)). I was taught at some point (recently, though I agree our knowledge changes quite rapidly) that the metabolic effects of caffeine were greater in those who were not habitual users. The first link cites other effects of caffeine on hormonal balance and metabolism. Wasn't referring to neuromuscular effects, something I have little knowledge of. I do think that I'll keep ingesting coffee the old-fashioned way, though. Not much into the intercranial injections.
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07-01-09, 01:44 PM
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Why do we all have to get all science-y? Caffeine is great. I don't question why.
Just like I don't know how pr0n images are made of 1s and 0s.
Just like I don't know how pr0n images are made of 1s and 0s.
07-01-09, 03:59 PM
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my thoughts. caffeine for althetic performance minimal. caffeine for weight lost, minimal. caffeine for giving you energy, none, it only makes you feel energized, it doesn't have any caliores which is the energy our body uses.
i drink tea or coffee every day. its an intoxicant which means may help in getting rid of free radicals, which can cause cancer which may do nothing to your body. tea has phytochemical which i believe are benfical if consumed all day long over the course of an entire life time. caffine also helps my headaches, but can cause headaches as well.
i drink tea or coffee every day. its an intoxicant which means may help in getting rid of free radicals, which can cause cancer which may do nothing to your body. tea has phytochemical which i believe are benfical if consumed all day long over the course of an entire life time. caffine also helps my headaches, but can cause headaches as well.
07-01-09, 04:11 PM
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I always have coffee before a morning ride. I ride much better when conscious.
Lately, I've been going on first-thing in the morning, crack-of-dawn rides, for which I prepare a small flask of espresso the night before. My more-than-half asleep brain can pull on some clothes and stumble out the door, so I'm about a mile down the road by the time I wake up enough to consider bailing out because it's too damn early.
Lately, I've been going on first-thing in the morning, crack-of-dawn rides, for which I prepare a small flask of espresso the night before. My more-than-half asleep brain can pull on some clothes and stumble out the door, so I'm about a mile down the road by the time I wake up enough to consider bailing out because it's too damn early.
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I wish I could give it up .bUT THAT morning cup is the hardist addiction. I have given up drinking and smokeing.// Sweets and coffee i might be able to give up if I smoked again[my favorite]possibly I could give up sweets and coffee.I couldnt give up cigarettes again and there very expensive. Kenneth
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I love coffee.
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my thoughts. caffeine for althetic performance minimal. caffeine for weight lost, minimal. caffeine for giving you energy, none, it only makes you feel energized, it doesn't have any caliores which is the energy our body uses.
i drink tea or coffee every day. its an intoxicant which means may help in getting rid of free radicals, which can cause cancer which may do nothing to your body. tea has phytochemical which i believe are benfical if consumed all day long over the course of an entire life time. caffine also helps my headaches, but can cause headaches as well.
i drink tea or coffee every day. its an intoxicant which means may help in getting rid of free radicals, which can cause cancer which may do nothing to your body. tea has phytochemical which i believe are benfical if consumed all day long over the course of an entire life time. caffine also helps my headaches, but can cause headaches as well.
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