4th gen Suthen' wrote: I dont think it harms the running though.....have read quite a bit about it and some say it actually helps performance like Red Bull....does not make you run faster or better just makes you THINK you can!!
Tom B wrote:4th gen Suthen' wrote: I dont think it harms the running though.....have read quite a bit about it and some say it actually helps performance like Red Bull....does not make you run faster or better just makes you THINK you can!!
ah-haa. - maybe I'll double up on coffees to see if my performance improves - got to be better than the conventional training methods!
jackiefulton wrote:I stopped coffee bout 5 years ago and rarely drink tea now either - feel generally more energized
Rabmacd wrote:Tom,
. There is a suggestion that caffeine intake just prior and during a long run can aid your performance. In fact the winner of the 1972 Olympic Marathon, Frank Shorter, drank de-fizzed coca cola all the way round the course.
There is also a suggestion that a caffeine hit just before a run can help asthmatics, by widening the blood vessels in the lungs. Will have to give that a try before my LSR tomorrow.
The IOC considers caffeine to be a performance-enhancing drug, though its reckoned that you would have to consume six to eight cups in a very short period just prior to a race to get to banned levels.
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