Caffeine use common in athletes

[Bouncer]

British athletes routinely use caffeine to boost their performance, say researchers.

A third of track and field athletes and 60% of cyclists reported taking caffeine before competing, a Liverpool John Moores University study found.

The drug was removed from the list of banned substances in 2004 but its use is still monitored.

The study's authors said it raised concerns that athletes were exploiting caffeine to gain an advantage.

In recent years there have been widely publicised fears about increasing doping in sport and Beijing officials are planning on doing 25% more drug tests than were done in Athens.

Full Article: BBC NEWS | Health | Caffeine use common in athletes

[FitnessBrat]

Did you read this one?

http://www.superiormuscle.com/forums...muscles-refuel

[3v1lj03]

yea i read that.

I use caffeine for performance enhancement almost exclusively. I avoid getting caffeine all the time except just before a workout then depending on which muscle group and energy level I take between 200 to 600 mg about 45 min to hour before the workout . I cycle off of it completely every few weeks to keep it effective without increasing the dose.

[Mr I]

there is a legal limit within athletics

[Nekrawulf]

Whenever go start going strict Zone diet, and train more than 8 hours a week... i start fiending caffiene. Its odd.