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Does Caffeine Help Build Muscle and Lose Fat Faster?
By admin | August 4, 2008
The short answer is yes.
Caffeine can help accelerate your fat loss and muscle building efforts
There’s a reason it’s banned by the International Olympic Committee. It works. And yet another study proves this out.
A research study done by K.J. Cureton, et al. (The International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, 2007, 17, 35-55) compared a caffeinated carbohydrate/electrolyte drink with a placebo drink and a carbohydrate/electrolyte drink.
The drinks were given to cyclists alternating between 15-minute moderate riding at 60 - 75 percent VO2 max and 15-minute performance bursts for a total of 135 minutes.
At the end of the 135 minutes the caffeine group showed 15 percent greater strength than the carb/electrolyte group and 23 percent greater than the placebo group.
When analyzed with other studies done on caffeine the researchers feel that a reduced perception of effort is partly the reason for the caffeine group’s higher rates of work.
More work in the same amount of time or the same amount of work in less time, which can be achieved by taking caffeine as part of your pre-workout program, will result in more fat loss and more muscle mass gains.
While I don’t suggest you stick an IV in your arm to get caffeine coursing through your system 24/7, you should consider adding caffeine to your pre-workout drink to help boost your fat loss and muscle building gains.
Topics: Nutrition Supplements |