Addict with a problem?

CJO · 01-10-2009, 01:02 PM

Hi guys

I'm a real caffeine addict. I really like my coffe, would guess i drink nearly half- whole liter a day(about 16-30 ounces). One mug at breakfest, one at lunch, one in the afternoon and sometimes one in the evening. What are the effects of this? Do I need to cut down because it's bad for my gains or can I keep it up without worrying?

**ibanezman88** · 01-10-2009, 01:09 PM

it's just not good for your health in general. i get elevated blood pressure when i get too much caffeine.

**Freak** · 01-10-2009, 02:28 PM

Yep definitely cut down.

**chrispghmuscle** · 01-11-2009, 10:55 AM

I drink coffee at work... Maybe I should look at how much i drink...

**ibanezman88** · 01-11-2009, 12:47 PM

1 cup of coffee in the morning is all i need.
if i'm working out that day, i save the caffiene intake for pre-workout.

**chrispghmuscle** · 01-11-2009, 12:48 PM

dammmm its free @ work.. I'm drinking it now.

**ibanezman88** · 01-12-2009, 10:35 PM

haha
this thread cursed me
i'm starting the caffiene use again.......
200mg first thing in the morning after breakfast.

oh boy...here we go again

it's just......i get 3-5 hours of sleep a night man.....it sucks fighting to stay awake from 4:00 in the morning until about 10:30 which is when i actually wake up.

Dustin07 · 01-19-2009, 04:00 PM

I drink probably a full pot of coffee per day. I typically have less problems cutting back on my coffee intake during spring/summer though. lately i've started taking a vitamin D pill and acai, so I will try to cut back on my coffee intake and hope that those two pick up the slack for me. The short winter days really wipe me out.

in 8 or so years of heavy coffee drinking I have noticed two things.

a. keeps ya regular

b. I need to drink a lot of water after drinking coffee to hydrate myself enough for working out. otherwise I puke.

**ibanezman88** · 01-20-2009, 11:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dustin07

I drink probably a full pot of coffee per day. I typically have less problems cutting back on my coffee intake during spring/summer though. lately i've started taking a vitamin D pill and acai, so I will try to cut back on my coffee intake and hope that those two pick up the slack for me. The short winter days really wipe me out.

in 8 or so years of heavy coffee drinking I have noticed two things.

a. keeps ya regular

b. I need to drink a lot of water after drinking coffee to hydrate myself enough for working out. otherwise I puke.

nice

Big MuMbO jUmBo · 01-20-2009, 11:23 PM

ya they say for the amount of coffee you drink you should double the amount of water you drink...like if you drink 1 cup of coffee than 2 cups of water type of thing

**Moro** · 01-21-2009, 01:26 AM

a little bit is healthy yes no worries ive heard 2 cups,

Im pretty sure caffeine is responsable for elevating cortisol levels when you train we all know thats catabolic, so not good for your gains

But Moro I train harder when i take caffeine before a workout..
Some studies show that you train harder but you put your body into a more catabolic state blah blah long story short it cancels itself out

Grambo · 01-22-2009, 02:11 PM

I feel you am a stim junkie! It won't kill you....at the moment anyway. It may raise blood pressure too much for too long a duration and cause arthrosclorosis or hardening of the arteries. Oddly enough however, it has been shown that chronic caffeine consumers adapt and eventually heir BP doesn't raise witht he caffeine consumption.

IMO I would cut down if you can but no need to eliminate consumption.

borobulker · 01-23-2009, 02:41 AM

The above posters are all spot on. In addition, I am concerned about Adrenal Fatigue.

http://www.jigsawhealth.com/articles..._syndrome.html

CarbsRKing · 03-29-2009, 05:38 PM

I read something along the lines of what borobulker was saying. Consuming too much caffeine on a routine basis will eventually burn out your adrenal glands. I think if you take a caffeine supplement before your workouts and are a regular coffee drinker, I would cycle off the caffeine supplement every once in a while.

Lets remember too, your body builds up a tolerance to caffeine so if you take a break every once in a while your body will feel the effects of caffeine better.

**A-Ron21** · 03-29-2009, 10:02 PM

Coffee is also very acidic, which has a whole lot of negative effects on your body. Probably the most important is that it can cause stomach ulcers.

CJO · 03-30-2009, 09:06 AM

thx for all the replies guys, I'v cut down to 3 times a day now indstead of 5. At least I'm going in the right direction but I don't think I'l ever manage without that cup in the early morning hours. Keep up the good work =)