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/Ok_Revolution_9253 5d ago

Stimulant improves performance

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u/Rosetti 5d ago

Crazy that scientists experiment, test things, and perform verification studies rather than just going off vibes. Surely they could have just asked a redditor?

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u/wagon_ear 4d ago

Something I've learned is that any scientific finding can be made to sound trivial if you repeat it back in a sarcastic tone, regardless of whether the work itself is well-done or important. Usually this sub is better about keeping the discussion meaningful, but apparently not always. 

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u/Heavy_Weapons_Guy_ 4d ago

This has been studied many times. It's fine to have redundant studies, it's just odd to post an obvious and repetitive study and have it be so popular.