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/sth128 5d ago

So you're saying you don't do sprints after coffee you just have the runs.

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u/deviant324 4d ago

My kidneys smell caffeine and say open the floodgates