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Drinking strong coffee before exercising increases fat-burning, new study finds

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228 points curmudgeon22 | 1 comments | 28 Mar 21 17:14 UTC | HN request time: 0.209s | source
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softwaredoug ◴[28 Mar 21 17:36 UTC] No.26612295[source]▶
I’ve always avoided caffeine before exercise because I’ve worried about overexerting myself and getting an injury from going all out. I wonder if there’s research on this factor?
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1. dbsmith83 ◴[28 Mar 21 17:48 UTC] No.26612424[source]▶
I do too for the most part. It seems too risky and I am not a professional athlete, so there is no need to push it too hard.

https://aaptiv.com/magazine/pre-workout-drinks "Are Pre-Workout Drinks Healthy or Harmful?" > The caffeine and creatine that most of these drinks contain can also have harmful effects on the body. “Excessive caffeine can increase your heart rate and blood pressure, causing cardiac issues,” Woeckener notes.