Caffeine - 3mg, 6mg or 9mg/kg? What's the Optimal Dosage for Lifting & HIT Cycling and What About the Side Effects?
Wouldn't a single 200mg caffeine be enough to elicit the desired ergogenic effects without side effect like increased urination, headaches and muscle aches on the day after? Caffeine is not only the world's #1 it is probably also the most (ab-)used ergogenic on the planet and whatever you may think about the longterm consequences of its use, there is not debating that it is part of those few "supplements" that actually work "no hype, no *bs*" ;-) That being said, you may have noticed with yourself that its effect are dose dependent, but not linearly and that some things, such as an increase in mental focus at work require much lower doses of C8H10N4O2 aka 1,3,7-trimethyl-1H-purine-2,6(3H,7H)-dione or 3,7-dihydro-1,3,7-trimethyl-1H-purine-2,6-dione than the elucidation of a major buzz before an intense strength workout. So what's the perfect dose, then? Without wanting to hurt your feelings, you may imagine that you are not the only one who has ...