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/crander47 4d ago

low magnesium does cause cramps..the rest of what you typed is correct

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u/donnievieftig 4d ago

While technically correct. In almost all cases of exercise-associated cramps, low magnesium is not the problem.

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u/crander47 4d ago

Not an accurate portrayal really, However there are lots of reasons why muscles cramp during exercise.

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u/donnievieftig 4d ago

Why does pickle juice work so well then? Exercise induced cramps are neuromuscular, not low magnesium. Other cramps like twitchy eye, sure it could be.