I generally use caffeine for workouts on a couple of occasions… Early morning sessions (usually SS or lower) and use a low dose, 75-100mg from coffee taken during the warm up. High intensity sessions / tests / races and use a high dose, 250mg from caffeine powder and taken 45 to 60min before the e…

I don’t know if its right or not but it psychologically works for me but I keep the caffeine boost back for when I need it pre events. I might have a morning wakeup coffee pre work and sometimes a 2nd at lunch but most of my sessions are in the evening and I don’t think the caffeine will be a signif…

Yep. Lately I have been using Maurten with caffeine (got it on a good sale). Caffeine Bullet works well, especially when I don’t want the extra fluids in my bladder. Still have a couple of cups of coffee in the morning, but that’s a few hours before my workout/ride.

I’ll use it for occasional hard workouts but never for tests. Feels like if I use an ergogenic to test then I’m locked into using that same dose of ergogenic for all hard workouts to achieve the same level of fitness. The taste of caffeine is very unpleasant to me so I usually take it in pill/caps…

My custom mix from Infinit has caffeine in it. I only use it for 1.5 hour SS and harder / longer workouts. Otherwise I try to go with just water or Gatorade.

I use it as both a pre- and post-workout drink

I use it for any ride that will have substantial Threshold/SS/VO2max or sprints as the core workout goal. For the same effort, it really helps things hurt way less, which increases my headroom. I don’t use it for Z2 training, at least not intentionally. Most mornings I tend to have a cup or espress…

I don’t understand the question. :laughing: Just jumping on to see if anyone else uses Yerba Mate as opposed to coffee? I’m a daily coffee drinker but have a pretty firm, 12 noon at the latest consumption time. Sometimes I’ll make an afternoon tea and I’ve been using Mate Factor, which is a fresh…

I teach in the UK …if you don’t drink stacks of coffee you are considered an alien! - so I don’t actively add it for workouts but since I drink about 6-8 cups a day I suppose it is always in the system…I still can’t stay awake in the evenings - if I cut it out I would be sleeping like a door mouse! …

[image] MGStammers: Just wondered, who else uses caffeine as a stimulant for their workouts and how you take it. if you consider a 7am Monday morning work meeting that lasts for 3 hours a workout, then yes, I’m totally dependent on caffeine and it requires 3 or 4 cups for the desired effect …

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I make cold brew bottles with maltodextrin. I get cold brew concentrate from Trader Joe’s, fairly economical, and buy malt in bulk. Works great, been doing it for years now. Trader Joes

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