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We’ve all seen

terrifying

looking tubs of

pre-workout supp

with names like

Workout Annihilator

and Furious Gains,

and these typically

use cafeine to fire

you up. They’re

basically middlemen

that you can cut out

by drinking a shot

of espresso before

you train.

Cafeine does more

than just give you a

short-lived buzz

though. A study

published in the

British Journal Of

Sports Science

showed that after

drinking just 3g of

cofee, subjects ran

1,500m 4.2sec faster

than those who were

given decaf.

It’llhelpyoudeal

with the pain in your

muscles when you’re

gurning your way

through those

last few reps too.

Research at Illinois

University found

that cafeine

actually reduces the

perception of pain

during exercise. The

study suggested

that it afects

the adenosine

neuromodulatory

system (the bit of

your brain which

dealswithpain)and

blocks it from

working fully.

Even if you’re not

in the gym cofee

has serious benefits.

There’s evidence for

it reducing the risk of

diabetes, Alzheimer’s

and Parkinson’s, plus

a ten-year study in

California found

that the risk of

suicide decreased

by 13% for every

additional cup of

cofee consumed

per day.

Caffeine can help super-charge your

gym and athletic output.

smash your PBs

Drink cofee,

Game Changers Performance

CAFFEINE

REDUCES THE

PERCEPTION

OF PAIN DURING

EXERCISE.