Hi. I'm a swimmer, and before races I like
to take caffeine. (it conforms to
anti-doping rules, and its accepted,
studies have shown that it improves
performance for what i do). I never drink
coffee or anything, or even coke, the only
caffeine I think I ever get is when I take
caffeine before races, which is ~2x a
month. Anyway, each pill is 200 mg, and
the box usually says "take one pill no
more than every 3-4 hours". However, i've
seen studies that show that the best
amount to take is around 5mg/kg body
weight, which for me is around 350 mg. So
i take 1.75 of the tablets before my race.
Does anyone know if there are ANY negative
effects of taking more than the
recommended one tablet? It doesnt' seem
like there are any negative side effects
for the caffeine, but then I'm wondering
why it suggests you only use one tablet
every 3-4 hours. Thanks
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hardyharhar
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Re: Caffeine Tablets Posted: 04-04-07 08:43am
remoder
wrote:
Hi. I'm a swimmer, and
before races I like to take caffeine. (it
conforms to anti-doping rules, and its
accepted, studies have shown that it
improves performance for what i do). I
never drink coffee or anything, or even
coke, the only caffeine I think I ever get
is when I take caffeine before races,
which is ~2x a month. Anyway, each pill is
200 mg, and the box usually says "take one
pill no more than every 3-4 hours".
However, i've seen studies that show that
the best amount to take is around 5mg/kg
body weight, which for me is around 350
mg. So i take 1.75 of the tablets before
my race. Does anyone know if there are ANY
negative effects of taking more than the
recommended one tablet? It doesnt' seem
like there are any negative side effects
for the caffeine, but then I'm wondering
why it suggests you only use one tablet
every 3-4 hours.
Thanks
The way you are using caffeine is the way
that caffeine should be used. As a
performance enhancing supplement, rather
than an all day long addiction. The
recommended dosage for caffeine is between
300 and 500 mg as a performance enhancer,
depending on your weight (as you said).
As long as you aren't experiencing side
effects like nervousness, etc... you're
doing nothing wrong.
