Do You Drink Caffeine Before You Exercise?

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Do You Drink Caffeine Before You Exercise?

December 30, 2008

There's no denying my love for my daily, delicious, hot cup of coffee. While it's my habit to drink coffee in the morning and have green tea later in the day for a pick-me-up, others tend to get their caffeine fix right before a workout since caffeine can improve performance and increase endurance. Do you use caffeine to boost your energy before exercising?

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TammyO 4 years 13 weeks

I usually go to the gym in the morning after getting the kids ready and dropping them off at school. So for me to have no coffee in my system with so much to do is just plain dangerous! I always have a bit of coffee before leaving the house. Otherwise I feel like I'm in a complete fog!:coffeecup:

TammyO 4 years 13 weeks

Spectra 4 years 20 weeks

Sometimes. If I'm working out before my early shift at work, I'll down a Diet Coke before my workout so I'm awake for it. If I work out during my lunch break, I don't have time to drink anything beforehand. It's not like it's essential for my workout, but it does help with the endurance.

meechie 4 years 20 weeks

NEVER having caffeine in my system is like running up a mountain and falling off I hate that feeling. If I drank it before a workout my heart would probably beat out of my chest.

tatsauce 4 years 20 weeks

I definitely do and I notice a big difference. I have the energy to push myself further. I either have green tea or coffee or if I really want to amp it up, I'll do that combined with Thermogenic tablets from GNC. Talk about Sweat City!

i heart monster 4 years 20 weeks

caffeine = ew. The stuff makes me jittery. I never drink it.

ilanac13 4 years 20 weeks

i don't think that i usually eat or drink anything before i work out - but i could be forgetting. i do know that i don't go out of my way to have caffeine though :)

Halie 4 years 20 weeks

I must drink water before a workout - rehydration keeps me from feeling sluggish and I do feel more energized.

brookrene 4 years 20 weeks

No, i don't. I just take a b-complex vitamin about 1 hour before i work out or drink some EmergenC.

1apple 4 years 20 weeks

I usually just drink some water before a workout. Bo-ring! :0)

jdeprima 4 years 20 weeks

I stay away from pre-workout caffeine; I'm prone to "crashes" in blood sugar/energy when I burn off a coffee too quickly and will get very dizzy and faint. I usually have a big glass of Emergen-C Joint Health before I work out.

sham28 4 years 20 weeks

Stimulants definitely do not do good things to my body when combined with increased heart rate.

Kimpossible 4 years 20 weeks

No, I rarely drink caffeine as it is. Only the very rare soft drink or energy drink. Any tea I drink is caffeine free and I no longer drink coffee.

minhoca 4 years 20 weeks

i usually have a lo carb/lo cal monster before our capoeira class.. just seems to get me ready

Veronix 4 years 20 weeks

Yes! Always! it makes me feel like I can go on forever ;)

Jess8902 4 years 20 weeks

Always. I'm drinking some right now to gear up for the treadmill! I find a significant difference in my endurance when I have a big cup of coffee beforehand.

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