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Put Up or Shut Up! How Effective is Caffeine for Gymrats, Self-Proclaimed Bodybuilders & Lifting Weights, in General?

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Let's be honest: The authors exaggerate when they call the subjects 'bodybuilders' Yes, there are dozens, no, I guess hundreds of studies investigating the effects of caffeine in (a) various groups of people (from the obese sedentary slob to the Olympian gold medallist) and (b) a vast range of contexts from the sit-to-stand test in the elderly to the effects of repeated caffeine consumption on high intensity performance (the results are interesting, by the way | learn more ). What is surprisingly hard to find, however, are studies that deal with bodybuilding and caffeine which are not case reports of how some bro poisoned himself with an overdose of straight caffeine or caffeine-containing fat burners. You can learn more about coffee and caffeine at the SuppVersity For Caffeine, Timing Matters! 45 Min or More? Caffeine Helps When Taken Intra-Workout, too Coffee can Help You Get into Ketosis Caffeine's Effect on Testosterone, Estrogen & SHBG ...
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Cardio & Strength Training in a Single Workout: "What Do I Do First?" Plus: Could the Answer Be Sex-Specific?

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"Men are different women, too..." We all know that, but can we still train together or will women have to do cardio first, while men would be better off starting out lifting weights? This is not the first and certainly not the last article on what should come first, if you actually have to or want to do endurance and resistance training in single workout session. Today's SuppVersity article is however the one on the study with the most detailed evaluation of the differential effects of "endurance vs. resistance training first" on the endocrine response, neuromuscular fatigue and power in men and women, I have seen in a while. The pertinent paper is titled "Acute Hormonal and Force Responses to Combined Strength and Endurance Loadings in Men and Women: The 'Order Effect'" and has been written by Ritva S. Taipale and Keijo Häkkinen from the Department of Biology of Physical Activity at the University of Jyväskylä in Finland (Taipale. 2013...
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