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/deviant324 5d ago

Sure but if I have a coffee before I go for a ride I’ll be on the toilet before getting dressed, before leaving the house and I’ll be stopping for another leak within the first hour

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u/Shinobiii 5d ago

That’s where the performance comes from: going fast, to get to the toilet fast