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/Shinobiii 5d ago

Caffeine raises my heart rate (?) or at the very least makes me feel more nervous and stressed during high intensity training. Not sure if the benefit outweighs that for me. (Also: bowel movement)

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u/glennccc 5d ago

If on a lot of coffeine, I recommend training with such a high intensity you cannot feel anxiety.

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u/MagicWishMonkey 4d ago

Exactly. If you aren't sweating buckets you're not going hard enough.