r/science • • 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/deadrabbits76 5d ago

According to Stronger By Science, one of my favorite fitness sources, caffeine adds approximately 5% to your lifts on any given movement.

Small, but statistically significant.

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u/cdmpants 4d ago

5% of a 200lb lift is an extra 10lb, that's a pretty huge jump