Is caffeine good or bad? I drink about 5 cups of coffee a day and when I swim I don’t get an upset stomach or anything that some people get. I’ve been reading articles online about how caffeine increases athletic performance but is it really beneficial to drink a load of coffee and workout?
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I used to do mid morning-noon swims without any coffee/breakfast before and almost always paid for it with a lingering headache and over eating in the afternoon.Switched to 1-2 cups of coffee and fruit, like a banana, in the AM and a huge bottle of water while I swim and ...no more headaches!The early caffeene wakes me up,supresses my hunger and gets "stuff" moving-and I have a much better swim because of it.
I used to do mid morning-noon swims without any coffee/breakfast before and almost always paid for it with a lingering headache and over eating in the afternoon.Switched to 1-2 cups of coffee and fruit, like a banana, in the AM and a huge bottle of water while I swim and ...no more headaches!The early caffeene wakes me up,supresses my hunger and gets "stuff" moving-and I have a much better swim because of it.
