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dryath   Australia. Feb 20 2012 22:58. Posts 1317 | | |
hi guys,
I swear i read someone writing something about this, but i cant seem to find it anywhere. Basically it was about, you can drink caffeine as normal on a day to day basis for x days, then you have to take y days off so that your body doesnt become dependent. Has anyone got any info on this? - links to articles or studies etc would be great. I tried googling, but not really having much luck on finding this
Thanks everyone, hope you're all crushing it at the tables in 2012
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Silver_nz   New Zealand. Feb 21 2012 04:57. Posts 5647 | | |
I read on slashdot that there is an app to help you maintain optimum caffeine in your bloodstream
"Two doctors at Penn State University have developed Caffeine Zone, a free iOS app that tells you the perfect time to take a coffee break to maintain an optimal amount of caffeine in your blood — and, perhaps more importantly, it also tells you when to stop drinking tea and coffee, so that caffeine doesn't interrupt your sleep." |
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Chewits   United Kingdom. Feb 21 2012 07:46. Posts 2539 | | |
I have not drank coffee in 9 days now. I drank coffee every day at least 2 cups for past 15 years. Its been hard ! lol But I really had to as I was drinking way too much coffee per day (6-8 cups). Gone cold turkey, and its been good. I have had a cup of tea every other day, but going good. Gotta say, I do feel like I dont need coffee. I drink so much more water now. Feel so much better already! I read that it takes 21 days for your body to re adjust to having no coffee, so I am aiming for that, and then I cna just have the odd coffee when I am out. Thats the plan anyway! |
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SolarM   Germany. Feb 21 2012 08:10. Posts 533 | | |
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EvilSky   Czech Republic. Feb 21 2012 08:21. Posts 8915 | | |
Ive been toying with quitting coffee for a while now, Ive quit for a week or so here and there and didnt feel any withdrawal symptoms except maybe being a bit sleepy the first few days. The problem is tho that unlike cigarettes coffee actually tastes good so even getting past the addiction part you still like and enjoy coffee. I guess maybe limiting it to 1-2 cups per day cant be too bad. |
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RiKD   United States. Feb 21 2012 08:39. Posts 8823 | | |
I've never really had any issues with caffeine dependence. It obviously exists but I think a lot of it is in peoples' heads. I, too, have scaled down the coffee a bit, specifically after lunch and at night and substituted water and green tea and am happy with how that's going. Also, can switch from xtra bold iv's to more mild stuff here and there. Or you can just say fuck it and scale up to the point where you can slam an espresso and enjoy a nap.
re: coffee app
I heard about that. Sounded interesting. I think it's better just to know your own tolerance and dosing and act accordingly though. |
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rockman255   Canada. Feb 21 2012 13:25. Posts 4471 | | |
quit cold turkey imo, coffee makes my metabolism/energy swingy
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LikeASet   United States. Feb 21 2012 13:50. Posts 2113 | | |
Cycling coffee the same way i'm cycling of my preworkout supplement N.O. Xplode 2.0 which has the same amount of caffeine as 2 cups of coffee per serving. I do 3 months on with the supplement and 1 month off, and I guess I'm going to cycle off coffee the same way. I usually drink coffee on the same days I workout also so I end up consuming the caffeine equivalent of 3-4 cups of coffee about 5 days a week.
When I began my first cycle off phase I would be more tired for a longer period of the beginning of the day and slept more, but who knows, could just be like a placebo affect.
I don't there's any legitimate source that will say coffee is actually bad for you, I would just cycle off any kind of stimulant to give your central nervous system a rest and to be able to become sensitive to the substance again. Maybe do 3 weeks on and 1 week off or just drink mon-thurs, I dunno ![](/images/smilies/a_puh.gif) |
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Chewits   United Kingdom. Feb 21 2012 13:56. Posts 2539 | | |
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thewh00sel   United States. Feb 21 2012 16:06. Posts 2734 | | |
I think my body ignores caffeine or something. I have no problem drinking mountain dew before bed or coffee or w/e, but I still sometimes drink it when I'm feeling tired. I think a lot of it is mental insofar as how much you "wake up" because of it. |
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Stim_Abuser   United States. Feb 21 2012 21:19. Posts 7499 | | |
You guys should really look into Caffeine pills. Caffeine and coffee in themselves are not bad for you at all, and many studies suggest that they're actually pretty healthy. It's the sugar & creamers people put into coffee that are really fucking awful for you.
Lately I've had 1 small cup of coffee in the morning to get me going... then after that take 1-2 caffeine pills throughout the day depending on how my schedule looks. Generally if i'm going to train or work out hard I'll take the 2nd caffeine pill.
Here's a really good guide to caffeine.
http://www.sherdog.net/forums/f15/sherdoggers-guide-caffeine-731443/ |
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2c0ntent   Egypt. Feb 22 2012 08:21. Posts 1387 | | |
a decent black coffee is infinitely more enjoyable than caffeine pills ![](/images/smilies/puh2.gif) |
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Raidern   Brasil. Feb 22 2012 09:58. Posts 4243 | | |
Funny, I have never been a coffee fan, but lately I've grown more and more fond of it. I don't think I'll ever become addicted though, I just don't drink enough of it. |
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Stim_Abuser   United States. Feb 22 2012 11:47. Posts 7499 | | |
Black coffee tastes like utter shit to me. |
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SfydjkLm   Belarus. Feb 22 2012 12:17. Posts 3810 | | |
well u generally should take break from any energy boosting products because they lose their energizing potency and just make you more irritable.
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Critterer   United Kingdom. Feb 22 2012 16:56. Posts 5337 | | |
| On February 21 2012 20:19 Stim_Abuser wrote:
You guys should really look into Caffeine pills. Caffeine and coffee in themselves are not bad for you at all, and many studies suggest that they're actually pretty healthy. It's the sugar & creamers people put into coffee that are really fucking awful for you.
Lately I've had 1 small cup of coffee in the morning to get me going... then after that take 1-2 caffeine pills throughout the day depending on how my schedule looks. Generally if i'm going to train or work out hard I'll take the 2nd caffeine pill.
Here's a really good guide to caffeine.
http://www.sherdog.net/forums/f15/sherdoggers-guide-caffeine-731443/ |
lol the irony stim_abuser pushing caffeine pills :D |
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blackjacki2   United States. Feb 22 2012 19:50. Posts 2582 | | |
I take caffeine pills. 60 pills for $6.00 and they are double what a cup of coffee has so I break them in half. In other words, I pay 5 cents for my fix of caffeine. I facepalm when I see people buying 5 hour energy or other energy drinks for $2-3. |
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SpasticInk   Sweden. Feb 22 2012 21:05. Posts 6298 | | |
Maybe they also enjoy a cup of coffee?? |
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