coffee and workouts

[mptomg]

can I drink coffee preworkout and is it right to do that? concerned about the side effects of too much coffee.

 

[gearhead]

bro just drink 1 cup of coffee...you wont have sides...

 

[LevButlerov]

With just a cup of coffee you should not have any problems, unless you are extremely sensitive to caffeine. What you should be aware of, are those preworkout supplements that have stims in them, as they have very high dosages of those, and may cause serious trouble with your health. Personally, I use DSpark as my preworkout of choice, as it has no stims in it, but gives me great energy and pumps in the gym.

 

[Masonic Bodybuilder]

1 cup is perfect. It's the guys that take powders with 350mg caffeine before workouts that have issues.

 

[stevesmi]

keep in mind that caffeine is counter productive to cardio and fast workouts. you don't want your heart rate stimulated through caffeine. also it will effect sleep, even in small amounts

I do not touch caffeine at all. I use food as my energy pre workout

 

[muskate]

I like having a small cup of black coffee before my workouts. Caffeine is a well studied endurance and performance enhancer. The key is the dosage. An excessive amount will lead to insomnia and a large increase in cortisol levels. 1 cup is perfect.

Pre workout I take:
1 small cup of black coffee + 3 tablets D-spark from n2bm.com and a b100 vitamin. D-spark is a great non-stimulant pre-workout that will further increase cognitive function and focus before your workouts.
http://needtobuildmuscle.com/store/Pre-Post-Workout-Supps/D-Spark-p239.html

 

[taterdude]

after trying many pretty work outs, I've gone back to 1 cup black coffee. most all those products give me weird sides even @ half dose.

 

[Lily050315]

1 cup of coffee shouldn't have any bad side effects to your body. But I would recommend finding another means of "energy" because caffeine really isn't good for you especially if you drink a lot of it. I've cut out anything with caffeine and I thought I wouldn't be able to function without it but my body feels so much better and healthier. I use my morning workouts as my wake up and energizer for the day which truly works.

 

[JanetBloom]

I drink coffee every morning and after about an hour I go for a run. I never felt bad neither I had uncomfortable feeling in my heart. I don't know if we are supposed to drink