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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: 0.297s | 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. melolife ◴[28 Mar 21 17:49 UTC] No.26612438[source]▶
This is the last thing I'd be worried about. It's coffee, not some kind of anabolic steroid/cocaine mixture.

I know a lot of people who spend way too much time trying to optimize supplements and other tiny details instead of throwing down and getting on with your life.

Edit: after reading other comments yours makes more sense, but I'd still be more worried about what's actually in a pre-work out beverage than over-exertion.