Decaffeinate Your Workout

Hey guys

I read an interesting article recently in Men's Health about caffeine and working out. Here's what they say.

Coffee could deliver more of a jolt than you'd expect. Swiss scientists recently determined that caffeine decreases bloodflow to the heart during exercise by as much as 39 percent. Normally, as a person's activity level increases, coronary arteries expand to let in more oxygen-carrying blood.

But that process was inhibited when study participants consumed 200 milligrams of caffeine — the amount in 2 cups of coffee — about an hour before working out. Although the caffeine didn't harm the healthy study participants, lead researcher Philipp Kaufmann, M.D., suggests avoiding it for 4 to 5 hours before exercise if you have a family history of heart disease.

So it seems if you have a family history of heart disease, it may be a good idea to avoid coffee or other caffeinated drinks before you exercise.

AlejandroQ