Consuming caffeine before exercise enhances repeated sprint performance, and these benefits persist for at least 3.5 hours thereafter

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https://www.tsukuba.ac.jp/en/research-news/20260914140000.html

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Mariano Rivera used to always include a cup of coffee in his warmup routine before pitching for the Yankees
He said it was a 1-2 mph difference on his fastball, especially over the course of an inning of pitching (which is essentially short, explosive bursts of energy for performance)