Coffee and Bodybuilding

Coffee is one of the main supplements that many bodybuilders use but is it the most effective form of caffeine? Not according to several studies! Anhydrous caffeine as is found in caffeine pills is more effective than coffee. Below is a summary of the article Caffeine as a Bodybuilding Supplement:

Take your caffeine in pill form
Take caffeine 60 min before your weight workout, at most once per day
Recommended dosage is 3mg/kg to 6mg/kg, that’s 200mg for a 150lb person
To avoid building up tolerance and rendering ineffective

Do not consume caffeine from any other sources during the day
Do not consume caffeine on days without weight workouts
Before big events, considering eliminating caffeine for prior 7 days

To avoid interfering with sleep, consider morning workouts
Do not use caffeine if you have high blood pressure or any heart conditions

Please read the full article Caffeine as a Bodybuilding Supplement for details and for details on the research these recommendations are based upon.