l'll get through this quickly because you might be on your way to the gym - but caffeine timing can be quite important!
I've told you about how awesome coffee is before, and here's something else pertaining to it that you can add to your list.
One study examined the timing on three different methods of caffeine intake: caffeine pills, coffee or cola (1).
Take a look at the graph below:
You can see how peak value is different for the three varients.
Coffee peaks at roughly 45 minutes after ingestion (42+/- 5 min) Cola roughly 40 minutes too (39 6 +/- 7 min), but for caffeine tablets? Well it takes a little longer, over an hour, 67 +/- 7 min to be precise.
So it boils down to this: drink your coffee roughly 40 minutes before training, any caffeinated soft drinks also 40 minutes before training, and caffeine tablets around 60 minutes before training.
Now remember this: there are so many different factors that come into play for how effective caffeine will be for you and when the ideal time is to take it (2).
However, all things simplified, the above is a terrific place to start.
Experiment with it yourself and see how you get on!
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References
(1) Liguori, Anthony, John R. Hughes, and Jacob A. Grass. "Absorption and subjective effects of caffeine from coffee, cola and capsules." Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior 58.3 (1997): 721-726.
(2) George, J., et al. "Influence of alcohol and caffeine consumption on caffeine elimination." Clinical and experimental pharmacology and physiology 13.10 (1986): 731-736.
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