Caffeine and Athletic Performance

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Nutrition Health & Wellness

Caffeine and Athletic Performance Caffeine is the kick in your coffee. It gets you up and going in the morning, and helps keep you going when you

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Caffeine and Athletic Performance Caffeine is the kick in your coffee. It gets you up and going in the morning, and helps keep you going when you start dragging. The benefit of a caffeine lift is not lost on athletes. In fact, among some of the world’s best endurance athletes — Ironman triathlon competitors — almost three-fourths reported using caffeine to improve athletic performance. And yet many of these same top athletes confess to being unsure about how much caffeine they need for a performance boost, not to mention the caffeine content of common foods and beverages...