Thread: 15 Things You Should Know About Caffeine

Rather interesting, especially the Hitler part.

I think after the Sydney Olympics caffeine was taken off the ban substance list, but excessive amounts will draw attention... Also I think the average sport performance boost by a person on caffeine is 5% after 1 standard cup of coffee, however this only kicks in about 30-60 mins after you have it and will only last 60-90 mins. Which afterward some people can have a lowered average performance coming off the effects of caffeine.

I used to have a cup before tennis started and one cup after the first and second sets. I don't really know if it worked or not.

My caffeine crash is always pretty apparent. Even after 1 cup, I feel like shit a few hours later. And I always sweat a lot when I drink it too.

Are you bringing this caffeine business up because of cousins guy from the AFL being in hospital?

Nope I'm bringing it up because I spotted it on a blog this morning.

think i got the digestion part of it this morning already been 3 times. So thinking of cleaning the house but i'm just hitting the first stage of withdrawls "Lazyness" so might have to go get a red bull.

I drink anywhere from 4 to 12 cups of coffee a shift these days :/
I don't know why I bother tho, as I don't see any effect from it.

12 cups? That's excessive. Had your blood pressure checked recently?

Slashdot Science Story | Caffeine Addicts Get No Additional Perk, Only a Return To Baseline

Originally Posted by slashdot

Bristol University researchers found that coffee drinkers develop a tolerance to both the anxiety-producing and the stimulating effects of caffeine, meaning that it only brings them back to baseline levels of alertness, not above them. 'Although frequent consumers feel alerted by caffeine, especially by their morning tea, coffee, or other caffeine-containing drink, evidence suggests that this is actually merely the reversal of the fatiguing effects of acute caffeine withdrawal,' wrote the scientists, led by Peter Rogers of Bristol's department of experimental psychology."

Funny thing is, I don't suffer any 'withdrawal' like symptoms when I have my 4-5 RDO stretches.
I only drink the stuff at work really.