Preworkouts - Is Caffeine Really Needed?

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Good ol preworkouts, a supplement industry that has grown substantially in the past few decades. As big of a money maker preworkout supplements might be, does it actually make a difference to your resistance training? More so, how does the primary stimulant found in preworkouts, caffeine, stack up against preworkouts that do not have stimulants? In this video, we look into a new study that pits caffeinated preworkouts against its non-caffeinated counterpart to see if the caffeine actually makes a difference.

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One thing that I noticed and learned after 14 years lifting and many of them taking stimulants like PWO and Fatburners is that you've to work on your sensibility to stimulants, including caffeine. I used to drink A LOT of black coffee every single day along PWO/Fat-burners. So they basically had very little effect on me. I was always caffeinated. In other words, I became addicted. This way, I always had to take more and more (or take something stronger) to "feel it". And truth be told, most of the time I couldn't feel the stimulants at all. So my tip here is to cycle your stimulants. Do not take stimulants every single day (including caffeinated teas, black coffee, diet coke, etc.). Aim to have at least 1-2 days with ZERO STIMULANTS every week to clean your body and improve your sensibility - ideally 2-3 days on, 1 day off. I do also recommend you have 1 week completely off stimulants/caffeine every once in a while, like every 2-3 months. It will help a lot!

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yurielcundangan
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Pre-workout is about a positive pre-mood/mentality more than anything.

mr.winkie
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I switched to non-stim preworkout over a year ago since I mainly workout past 4pm—I have high tolerance and would have to take high stim to really feel anything but it was ruining my sleep and sleep quality. Most of my insomnia related issues cleared up after the switch.

My workouts were largely the same, but I could actually take the non-stim pre on an empty stomach in the morning and be totally fine. You don’t need caffeine for pumps, endurance, or focus.

ChrisbeFoSerious
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This is interesting. So I don't really take caffeine cuz I care about my already very irregular sleep schedule. I find that not having any caffeine (so no tea or coffee either) at all increases my chances of being able to sleep for a full 9 hours. And when I sleep well, I can absolutely destroy all my PRs in a single day. I used to take some coffee on the days I was tired, it used to help, but I don't do that anymore.
For me sleeping is my PED

Edit: also when I haven't slept well, I'm always worried about injuring myself. Cuz that's when my muscles start creaking (not literally, they just feel rusty) and my joints hurt. Caffeine helps dull that pain, but it comes back worse the next day, so I prefer to play it safe and not get injured at all

lec_R
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Preworkout is my only source of caffeine. I find that it helps to give some extra “oomph” to each rep of any exercise I do. I’m a naturally passive person, I find it really hard to dig deep and push aggressively (in general, but also) in the gym. For a person like me, it’s a pretty big help. 😁

justincollins
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By the way if anyone here has anxiety or depression, I highly recommend to stay away from anything with caffeine in it.

the.sundew
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“This calves still ain’t growing “😂😂😭😭

phxaz
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Ahhhh, caffeine, drinking it every single morning while listening to my favorite song

wronglyright
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I used to use preworkout everyday before all my workouts, I quit because for me it just stopped working like it used. My tolerance became too high

jtk
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You always do the ponderings/warnings that are going through my head about these surveys.
Congratulations and keep up the good work

Zhentarim
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I take a cup of coffee before every workout, with it being the only caffeine I drink in a day. And then on rest days I go without caffeine at all. I’ve found that it gives me a slight performance boost and I don’t really build up a tolerance.

MoreUngaMoreBunga
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Gonna listen to this as a Podcast during my workout! Let‘s go!

dukebruhke
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nice to see you make a new video finally

Psychotic_Otthar
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I never have and never will take pre workout. It's simply not worth the hassle for me. I have seen consistent results in the past year since I started and I am happy with my rate of progress entirely natural

ScalarYoutube
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I started having black coffee before my workouts because I read somewhere in detail that it helps tapping into your fats for energy. But now I am so used to it, I have to have it in the morning cuz I workout on an empty stomach and I feel sleepy in the morning lol

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The moment I realised I was having too much coffee day to day was when my work out buddy and I shared some pre-workout. He was absolutely off his face and running wild yet I didn't feel a thing. At the time I was having 8 cups of coffee a day and he was having only 1.

My sleep quality has improved sooo much since I cut down to 2 cups a day, with none after 12pm and I generally feel better all round.

Scary, really!

KinnikuNINJA
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One thing to consider: the effect of caffeine on your motivation to go to the gym.

travisraff
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Idk what you’re talking about. My calves are HUGE! And for your information are still GROWING!!!

Legsofademon
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Black coffee is where it’s at for me. It helps me stay wide awake when I workout in the mornings! I’ve gotten used to the taste of black coffee, I find it delicious now

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