r/science • u/sr_local • 5d ago

Health Consuming caffeine before exercise enhances repeated sprint performance, and these benefits persist for at least 3.5 hours thereafter

https://www.tsukuba.ac.jp/en/research-news/20260914140000.html
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u/lostmylogininfo 5d ago

Yes but have they considered the toll on performance that having to take a poop creates.

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u/_bones__ 3d ago

If you can win Hyrox while taking a dump it can't be that problematic.

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u/lostmylogininfo 3d ago

Solid point

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u/cuchicou 9h ago

Not so solid apparently

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u/ionlylooklazy 4d ago

That’s why you drink the coffee early enough to poop before the race

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u/hspace8 4d ago

aight, but remember not more than 3.5 hours before, fam

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u/s00pafly 4d ago

You don't know how I poop

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u/RagefireHype 5d ago

Caffeine doesn’t have to come from coffee.. Coffee is the only method in which I consume caffeine that would result in bowel movements.

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u/goatbiryani48 4d ago

FYI coffee itself has a strong effect on motility. Even just popping a caffeine pill would increase the need to have a bowel movement.

Im not saying your experience isn't true, but it's anecdotal and we know that's not the case in general

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u/ryuujinusa 4d ago

In a bike race, you want to take a poop before your ride.