Comments on: Caffeine Use: An Olympic Poll

By: syko

syko — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:42:27 +0000

lol…haha

By: syko

syko — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:41:47 +0000

yo get this…if you can go to the local GNC and buy all those training supplements so you can build more muscle mass and burn off fat and use wey protine to build muscle then what the hell is wrong with caffeine!!!

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:59:53 +0000

Alex, then whats the point?
Per Justin – “It’s an optimiser, not an enhancer, like say amphetamines, steroids, EPO, HGH, etc.” Justin, caffeine IS an enhancer. It enhances the contractility of skeletal and cardiac muscle as well as aerobic capacity, but fails in a major aspect. It tends to increase blood lactate levels during anaerobic exercise (decreases the body’s ability to get rid of lactic acid) – this in turn will ‘wear you out’ more quickly during supramaximal activities (when you are pushing yourself beyond aerobic thresholds).

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:03:22 +0000

Why not just negate the effects of performance enhancing drugs by instituting the following policy:

Athletes will be permitted to use Performance Enhancing Drugs, however, an approximately equal dose of a drug with the opposite effect will be administered.

For stimulants, they will be given depressants; for synthetic testosterone, estrogen; etc.

By: Mike D

Mike D — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:20:04 +0000

Not sure how caffeine helps restock glycogen in the muscles but I’m no doctor. I do long distance events on foot and on bike and know that most brands of gel have caffeine in them but I assumed that was to keep the mind sharp while refueling the body with the simple sugar syrups they use. Either way, I say that ahtletes should be allowed to use caffeine, but they should know how to do it right.

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:51:28 +0000

First they came for the caffeine, but I said nothing, for I don’t drink coffee.

Then they came for the carbs, but I said nothing, for I am on the Atkins’ diet.

Then they came for the protein, and now I have nothing to eat.

By: Justin

Justin — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:56:48 +0000

Caffeine will heighten your reflexes and make it easier to draw out your best performance. Also, taken in moderate amounts after a race, it will help you recover much faster by returning glycogen to your muscle cells and helping your b ody to remove lactic acid my increasing blood flow. It’s an optimiser, not an enhancer, like say amphetamines, steroids, EPO, HGH, etc.

By: Robert

Robert — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 07:25:48 +0000

lol@Dusty

By: Dusty

Dusty — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 04:46:05 +0000

If you start with caffeine, carbohydrates are next

By: scum1

scum1 — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 02:12:02 +0000

Hey is they can use those new fancy swimming suits that reduce drag in the water and the latest other sport technologies then they should be able to use caffeine.