Coffee before workout?

Rex said:

If you are not normally a coffee drinker, is it a good idea to start a
daily coffee habit for the purpose of a better early morning workout?
I heard that coffee can give you more energy for a workout, but you crash
later (just like you would from a sugar high) if you don't keep taking more
and more coffee throughout the day.
I'm sure one cup of coffee a day is no big deal, but I'm not interested in
becoming one of those people who "need to" drink coffee all day long every
day just to feel normal.
However, teanandcoffee.net says coffee is a good idea for your workout.

Yes, but only if you stuff a 1lb can up your [censored].

Rex said:

If you are not normally a coffee drinker, is it a good idea to start a
daily coffee habit for the purpose of a better early morning workout?

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I'm not interested in becoming one of those people who "need to"
drink coffee all day long every day just to feel normal.

I've never been a regular (a variable definition, right?) coffee
drinker, but have had benefit of a boost from a cup of coffee when the
energy level dips. One cup prior to your early morning workout will
not turn you into a caffeine addict. Good workouts to you!

--
Curt
http://curtjames.com/

Curt James said:

I've never been a regular (a variable definition, right?) coffee
drinker, but have had benefit of a boost from a cup of coffee when the
energy level dips. One cup prior to your early morning workout will
not turn you into a caffeine addict. Good workouts to you!

No, but those lines of coke you sniff regularly will turn you into a
screeching coke head.

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Quoted message said:

If you are not normally a coffee drinker, is it a good idea to start
a daily coffee habit for the purpose of a better early morning
workout?
I heard that coffee can give you more energy for a workout, but you
crash later (just like you would from a sugar high) if you don't keep
taking more and more coffee throughout the day.
I'm sure one cup of coffee a day is no big deal, but I'm not
interested in becoming one of those people who "need to" drink coffee
all day long every day just to feel normal.
However, teanandcoffee.net says coffee is a good idea for your
workout.

http://www.teaandcoffee.net/1004/coffee.htm

One cup of coffee per day won't make you an addict. If you're really
concerned about this, then periodically stop drinking it. I didn't
start drinking coffee until my mid-to-late 40's and have never become
habituated to it. Some days I drink green tea instead, some days I have
both, and some days I don't have either. If you cycle your weights, you
could cut out the coffee on your back-off week. One practice you might
find interesting - people who ride endurance bicycle events like
Paris-Brest-Paris, where you ride with very little sleep for several
days in a row in order to complete a 1200 km route within the allotted
time, will often stop drinking coffee entirely a week or two before the
event so that they get the full effect during it.

Just my opinion.

-S-
http://www.kbnj.com

Rex said:

If you are not normally a coffee drinker, is it a good idea to start
a daily coffee habit for the purpose of a better early morning
workout? I heard that coffee can give you more energy for a workout, but
you
crash later (just like you would from a sugar high) if you don't keep
taking more and more coffee throughout the day.
I'm sure one cup of coffee a day is no big deal,

Why would any amount of coffee a day be a big deal? Is it bad for you?

Quoted message said:

but I'm not
interested in becoming one of those people who "need to" drink coffee
all day long every day just to feel normal.
However, teanandcoffee.net says coffee is a good idea for your
workout.
http://www.teaandcoffee.net/1004/coffee.htm

--
Bully

"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't
matter, and those who matter don't mind." - Dr. Seuss

Rex said:

If you are not normally a coffee drinker, is it a good idea to start a
daily coffee habit for the purpose of a better early morning workout?

Yes. Coffee is good for you.

Quoted message said:

I heard that coffee can give you more energy for a workout, but you crash
later (just like you would from a sugar high) if you don't keep taking more
and more coffee throughout the day.

That's not my experience. It wears off, but I don't think it's a crash
like the blood sugar dip you're referring to.

Quoted message said:

I'm sure one cup of coffee a day is no big deal, but I'm not interested in
becoming one of those people who "need to" drink coffee all day long every
day just to feel normal.

I need a cup of coffee every morning or I get a head-ache. Someone else
mentioned that you won't get addicted from one cup: I submit that some
people will. This is not, however, a problem for me. If I don't get my
coffee by noon or so I'll be in a bit of a bad mood and have a headache.
This is a minor problem (unless you're my husband hoping to have sex
with me. In which case he ought to bring me some coffee first.)

But in practice there are very few times when I'm stuck jonesing for
coffee. It turns out that a caffeine addiction is extremely easy to
manage. Not only are there coffee shops on every street corner, but
there are tablet forms like "No-Doz" and caffeine is also in soda
products and chocolate as well as tea.

You can get all puritan about wanting to avoid addictions, but really,
the withdrawel is a HEADACHE. That's it. Anyone who can't kick that
addiction has worse problems than just a coffee habit.

Dally

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Rex said:

If you are not normally a coffee drinker, is it a good idea to start a
daily coffee habit for the purpose of a better early morning workout?

<snip>

Quoted message said:

I'm not interested in becoming one of those people who "need to"
drink coffee all day long every day just to feel normal.

I've never been a regular (a variable definition, right?) coffee
drinker, but have had benefit of a boost from a cup of coffee when the
energy level dips. One cup prior to your early morning workout will
not turn you into a caffeine addict. Good workouts to you!

--
Curt
http://curtjames.com/

I know one cup of coffee is fine, but if you crash a few hours later when
the caffeine wears off, you will need to drink more coffee throughout the
day just to keep from feeling sluggish. You end up more tired if you don't
maintain your caffeine level than if you never had the coffee to begin with.
Is drinking a cup of coffee before a workout similar to having something
sugary that gives you energy for a little while then a crash later?

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Rex said:

If you are not normally a coffee drinker, is it a good idea to start a
daily coffee habit for the purpose of a better early morning workout?

Yes. Coffee is good for you.

BWAHAHA!! Cite please.

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I heard that coffee can give you more energy for a workout, but you

crash

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later (just like you would from a sugar high) if you don't keep taking

more

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and more coffee throughout the day.

That's not my experience. It wears off, but I don't think it's a crash
like the blood sugar dip you're referring to.

Quoted message said:

I'm sure one cup of coffee a day is no big deal, but I'm not interested

in

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becoming one of those people who "need to" drink coffee all day long

every

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day just to feel normal.

I need a cup of coffee every morning or I get a head-ache. Someone else
mentioned that you won't get addicted from one cup: I submit that some
people will. This is not, however, a problem for me. If I don't get my
coffee by noon or so I'll be in a bit of a bad mood and have a headache.
This is a minor problem (unless you're my husband hoping to have sex
with me. In which case he ought to bring me some coffee first.)

This would indicate that you are physically addicted to the caffeine.

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But in practice there are very few times when I'm stuck jonesing for
coffee. It turns out that a caffeine addiction is extremely easy to
manage. Not only are there coffee shops on every street corner, but
there are tablet forms like "No-Doz" and caffeine is also in soda
products and chocolate as well as tea.

You can get all puritan about wanting to avoid addictions, but really,
the withdrawel is a HEADACHE. That's it. Anyone who can't kick that
addiction has worse problems than just a coffee habit.

Dally

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Quoted message said:

If you are not normally a coffee drinker, is it a good idea to start a
daily coffee habit for the purpose of a better early morning workout?
I heard that coffee can give you more energy for a workout, but you crash
later (just like you would from a sugar high) if you don't keep taking

more

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and more coffee throughout the day.
I'm sure one cup of coffee a day is no big deal, but I'm not interested in
becoming one of those people who "need to" drink coffee all day long every
day just to feel normal.
However, teanandcoffee.net says coffee is a good idea for your workout.

Take No-Doze or Jet-Alert 45 minutes prior to working out. Then you won't
have to taste that nasty coffee [censored]. The caffeine is what gives you the
energy. 200 mg is about 35% more than a cup of coffee, but perfect for
energy.

John said:

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Rex said:

If you are not normally a coffee drinker, is it a good idea to start a
daily coffee habit for the purpose of a better early morning workout?

Yes. Coffee is good for you.

BWAHAHA!! Cite please.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Is+coffee+good+for+you%3F&btnG=Google+Search

Find your own cite.

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I need a cup of coffee every morning or I get a head-ache. Someone else
mentioned that you won't get addicted from one cup: I submit that some
people will. This is not, however, a problem for me. If I don't get my
coffee by noon or so I'll be in a bit of a bad mood and have a headache.

This would indicate that you are physically addicted to the caffeine.

Yes, I am. And the problem with this is... what? It's a mild
addiction, easily broken, it serves me well. Is it just puritanical
dislike of dependency? Shall I list the things YOU are addicted to?

I've got to run now, though, as I've got an appointment that I can get
to on foot if I leave early enough, which I'm doing because I'm not
addicted to my car.

Dally

John said:

or Jet-Alert

Yeah that's just what I want as the planes going down, to be wide
awake and alert before we crash.

Rex said:

Is drinking a cup of coffee before a workout similar to having something
sugary that gives you energy for a little while then a crash later?

No.

But, if you're concerned, you may want to try green tea (35 mg
caffeine per cup) instead of coffee (30 mg caffeine per cup) to keep
you alert and wide awake during your workout.

--
Curt
http://curtjames.com/

Curt James said:

Rex said:

Is drinking a cup of coffee before a workout similar to having something
sugary that gives you energy for a little while then a crash later?

No.

But, if you're concerned, you may want to try green tea (35 mg
caffeine per cup) instead of coffee (30 mg caffeine per cup) to keep
you alert and wide awake during your workout.

Decent coffee has 50-200 mg caffeine per cup, moron.

http://coffeefaq.com/caffaq.html

The most effective stimulant ingredient in green tea is EGCG.

JMW said:

Curt James <[email hidden]> wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

But, if you're concerned, you may want to try green tea (35 mg
caffeine per cup) instead of coffee (30 mg caffeine per cup) to
keep you alert and wide awake during your workout.

Decent coffee has 50-200 mg caffeine per cup, moron.

Typo, you nit-picking dipshit. I mean, speaking of morons, any moron
could see - by context alone - that I was offering green tea as a
LOWER-caffeine alternative to coffee, typically 130 mg caffeine per
cup.

Note the words *if you're concerned, you may want to try green tea
<snip> INSTEAD OF coffee*.

You do get worked up over Charles, don't you?

Quoted message said:

The most effective stimulant ingredient in green tea is
EGCG.

I thought it was STFU.

Hth, pal.

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Curt
http://curtjames.com/

Curt James said:

JMW said:

Curt James <[email hidden]> wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

But, if you're concerned, you may want to try green tea (35 mg
caffeine per cup) instead of coffee (30 mg caffeine per cup) to
keep you alert and wide awake during your workout.

Decent coffee has 50-200 mg caffeine per cup, moron.

Typo, you nit-picking dipshit. I mean, speaking of morons, any moron
could see - by context alone - that I was offering green tea as a
LOWER-caffeine alternative to coffee, typically 130 mg caffeine per
cup.

Note the words *if you're concerned, you may want to try green tea
<snip> INSTEAD OF coffee*.

Why should I infer that instead of simply inferring that you're
talking out your [censored] like you usually do?

Curt James said:

Typo,

Trying to hide his stupidity with lies? Just sad, truly sad.

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snipped for you, sexy<

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Yes, I am. And the problem with this is... what? It's a mild
addiction, easily broken, it serves me well. Is it just puritanical
dislike of dependency? Shall I list the things YOU are addicted to?

Yes, but you must include my addiction to you, baby. Please don't say you
have a headache.

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I've got to run now, though, as I've got an appointment that I can get
to on foot if I leave early enough, which I'm doing because I'm not
addicted to my car.

Triathlons?

Curt James said:

JMW said:

Curt James <[email hidden]> wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

But, if you're concerned, you may want to try green tea (35 mg
caffeine per cup) instead of coffee (30 mg caffeine per cup) to
keep you alert and wide awake during your workout.

Decent coffee has 50-200 mg caffeine per cup, moron.

Typo, you nit-picking dipshit. I mean, speaking of morons, any moron
could see - by context alone - that I was offering green tea as a
LOWER-caffeine alternative to coffee, typically 130 mg caffeine per
cup.

Note the words *if you're concerned, you may want to try green tea
<snip> INSTEAD OF coffee*.

You do get worked up over Charles, don't you?

I'm his Achilles Heel and his Nemesis all in one neat package. He's
been trying to get the better of me for years, without success, and
his mindless pursuit brought this Group to its knees, and silenced him
quite effectively.

Now he's having another grab at control, which will also fail.

Watch this space! ;o)

JMW said:

Curt James said:

JMW said:

Curt James <[email hidden]> wrote:

Quoted message said:

>But, if you're concerned, you may want to try green tea (35 mg
>caffeine per cup) instead of coffee (30 mg caffeine per cup) to
>keep you alert and wide awake during your workout.

Decent coffee has 50-200 mg caffeine per cup, moron.

Typo, you nit-picking dipshit. I mean, speaking of morons, any moron
could see - by context alone - that I was offering green tea as a
LOWER-caffeine alternative to coffee, typically 130 mg caffeine per
cup.

Note the words *if you're concerned, you may want to try green tea
<snip> INSTEAD OF coffee*.

Why should I infer that instead of simply inferring that you're
talking out your [censored] like you usually do?

A sound well-reasoned response Counsellor.

The defence rests! ;o)