Caffeine Claims
- Improves athletic performance
- Increases energy
- Delays fatigue
- Improves fat burning by increasing fat metabolism
- Spares muscle glycogen
- Enhances body fat loss
Research Shows
- Acts as a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant
- Raises epinephrine levels
- Increases alertness
- Delays fatigue
- May slightly spare muscle glycogen
- Does not promote body fat loss
Tips and Cautions
- 3-6 mg/kg of caffeine one hour prior to exercise improves overall endurance
- Side effects include nausea, muscle tremor, palpitations and headache
- Increases the effect of (potentiates) ephedrine side-effects so they should not be taken together.
- Acts as a diuretic, so adequate fluid intake is crucial
Article by Elizabeth Quinn
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