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Coffee while weight training????

Shattered Posts: 10 Joined: 2002/08/27	2003/08/09, 06:23 PM whast the whole thing with ppl drinking coffee while working out, what exactly is it supposed to do......how much should you drink.....and how should you drink it, black, with milk and suger, sweet and low?????
borpillicus Posts: 454 Joined: 2003/03/13	2003/08/11, 11:27 AM You should avoid caffine completely if you can while weight training. Caffine is a diertic, which pushes water from your muscles.
kirby00 Posts: 238 Joined: 2002/11/05	2003/08/11, 12:24 PM what?!? you see people drinking coffee *at* the gym? like weight in one hand, latte in the other? ;o) i've never seen that before. sometimes i'll have some coffee or tea about 45 min before i do cardio or lift. generally i'll do that only if i'm really tired. seems to help me get started... -kirby
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2003/08/11, 12:26 PM The idea is probably for the caffine push. I always drink a cup of green tea before cardio, one for a little extra push from a bit of caffine(I don't need much, and it is a bit of a fat burning aid). I have a water bottle with me while doing my cardio for fluids. I don't think it wise to drink coffee while working out though. -------------- Great people never want it easier, they just want to be better! Ron
Shattered Posts: 10 Joined: 2002/08/27	2003/08/12, 08:08 AM yea dude...i guess its like a new thing. im just always seeing ppl at the gym drinking coffee while they work out, i thought it was some new thing
azredhead57 Posts: 1,651 Joined: 2003/04/11	2003/08/12, 04:05 PM I thought I just read too, that caffeine and creatine don't mix. I suppose they could be drinking decaf, I do. Coffee drinks are the latest fad. Why do you think there's a Starbuck's on every corner...jk -------------- ~Victoria~ ...There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.--Beverly Sills
INTRUDER Posts: 642 Joined: 2002/06/27	2003/08/18, 12:12 PM A little coffe is OK; REMEMBER ! Like anything else - moderation is the key. -------------- "Get everthing you want--just make a little change now"
JessicaR Posts: 467 Joined: 2002/08/12	2003/08/18, 02:19 PM I've tried to cut down on my caffeine intake lately (a lot), but a little caffeine before cardio really gives me a boost. I make my afternoon protein shake w/ coffee sometimes, I'm just a coffee junkie, unfortunately.
Philia2 Posts: 4,078 Joined: 2001/10/19	2003/08/22, 04:14 AM Hmmm this one I just to tell you then; I often drink hot herbal tea in between my work out! True! It gives me a gigantic kick!!!!! (o; (o; (o; Ah well, seriously caffein can help to give a boost but drink it before the work out not in between the dumbbells.... -------------- - Nina :o) Les Victoires éternelles sont celles du coeur.