Ep.61: Daily caffeine intake and athletic performance

In endurance sports, it’s been a standard practice for quite some time to do a caffeine withdrawal for an extended period of time prior to race day. The belief and hope is that there is a performance boost once caffeine is reintroduced on competition day. But does the caffeine taper really work for athletes?

In this Feed Zone episode, Bob and Dina discuss a recent review paper examining the habitual intake of caffeine and its ergogenic effects on performance. It may change your mind for what you do (or not do) in the future!

We also discuss:

• Typical dosing ranges of caffeine based on body weight

• Is more caffeine better for athletic performance?

• The role of genetics in caffeine metabolism

• One way to experiment with your personal caffeine intake strategy

Here’s the link to the review paper we discuss in the episode.

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