for those of you that do consume caffeine on a daily basis, how are you taking it? i usually drink a coffee or two every morning but i find that it makes me very dehydrated especially when i'm having the two cups. does anyone take straight up caffeine pills? https://www.samedaysupplements.com/caffeine-by-allmax-nutrition-200mg-100-tabs.html for reference

I drink 1-3 cups in the morning, maybe 1 in the afternoon. I quit diet coke for the most part a few years ago. I don't think I really need the caffeine kick, I just like coffee.

Sleep like a baby most nights.

I think caffeine is too harsh, and i like L-Theanine much more. It is not metabolised as caffeine i think, so that is the reason why its effects are not that harsh but more gentle and over a longer time period, too. I usually just buy a big bag on LM and using it for studying mostly.

Everyone is different, I know a couple that drinks 3-4 pots a day as caffeine does nothing for them now. I used to drink a coke and be wired for half as day. It all depends

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Yup.

Not sure if that link will work but 200 mg jet alert from Walmart for about $5 per 100. I usually break it in half. Won't take it after about 1pm though or it messes with my sleep.

I drink two cups of coffee or hot tea (black or green tea) in the morning. Either way, I drink 16 oz of water as soon as I wake in the mornings. A friend of mine (nutrition major but not formal nutritionist) says you always wake dehydrated just from the water we lose overnight from normal respiration and perspiration. I also try to drink a lot of water throughout the day, so that's generally what I'm drinking after my coffee or caffeinated tea. When I've tried to take caffeine pills, that makes me too jittery and seems to not sit well on my stomach but that may work better for you.

Similar to bruno... I drink a 20 oz bottle of water by my every morning. Then I proceed to drink a ridiculous amount of coffee. The rest of the morning and frequently have a black Grande Starbucks coffee in the late afternoon. I drink 1-2 gallons of water throughout the day and stay well hydrated.

There is absolutely no way coffee makes you dehydrated.

1-2 cups in the morning in my protein shake (not every morning) ~ 160mg
Iced tea at lunch (if I eat out) ~ 40mg
Preworkout late afternoon or early evening ~ 150mg

Days I don't work out it's just a cup in the morning. I drink a lot of water and no cokes so staying hydrated is not an issue.

After having some scary side effects from 350-400mg preworkout + 300-350mg Spike energy drink in one sitting, I regulate my intake of caffeine a lot closer. Don't be like younger, dumber me.

ttha_aggie_09 said:

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After having some scary side effects from 350-400mg preworkout + 300-350mg Spike energy drink in one sitting, I regulate my intake of caffeine a lot closer. Don't be like younger, dumber me.

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When I can feel my eyes vibrating, I know I'm going to have a killer workout.

I usually have 2 cups in the morning, and sometimes another around 2pm. I have never felt that coffee dehydrates me. In fact. there are many times where I will go for a ~12 mile run in the morning after eating/drinking nothing except a big cup of coffee.

coop-aero-06 said:

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I usually have 2 cups in the morning, and sometimes another around 2pm. I have never felt that coffee dehydrates me. In fact. there are many times where I will go for a ~12 mile run in the morning after eating/drinking nothing except a big cup of coffee.

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This. Except I certainly eat before every run. The only caffeine I consumed in college was the occasional Jet Alert if I had to pull an all nighter. I didn't start drinking coffee until my early 30s, and haven't drank soft drinks since high school.

NoahAg said:

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coop-aero-06 said:

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I usually have 2 cups in the morning, and sometimes another around 2pm. I have never felt that coffee dehydrates me. In fact. there are many times where I will go for a ~12 mile run in the morning after eating/drinking nothing except a big cup of coffee.

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This. Except I certainly eat before every run. The only caffeine I consumed in college was the occasional Jet Alert if I had to pull an all nighter. I didn't start drinking coffee until my early 30s, and haven't drank soft drinks since high school.

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This. Because the only drink the dehydrates you is alcohol.

Usually 1-2 cups per week day... small cups 6-8 ozs.

1 in the morning
1 occasionally in the early afternoon
1 occasionally after work

0-1 cup on weekend days.

Afternoon cup depends on how I feel and how much focus I feel I need.

I'm with coop and Noah. For some reason I used to think it was a bad idea to drink coffee before a run. Now I don't do a morning run without it.

I take a 200 mg caffeine pill in the morning every day. It takes the grogginess edge off for me pretty quick to be able to start my day.

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NoahAg said:

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coop-aero-06 said:

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I usually have 2 cups in the morning, and sometimes another around 2pm. I have never felt that coffee dehydrates me. In fact. there are many times where I will go for a ~12 mile run in the morning after eating/drinking nothing except a big cup of coffee.

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This. Except I certainly eat before every run. The only caffeine I consumed in college was the occasional Jet Alert if I had to pull an all nighter. I didn't start drinking coffee until my early 30s, and haven't drank soft drinks since high school.

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This. Because the only drink the dehydrates you is alcohol.

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Please, only one addiction at a time.

i drink all of the caffeine all day.

1 Bronkaid + 1 caffeine (200mg) pill on sluggish mornings = coffee not necessary

I just read all the studies showing the benefits of drinking coffee and sip on it all day.


But in all seriousness I only drink black coffee, water, and unsweetened tea hot and cold. The occasional diet soda when I have a sweet craving.

Average day is

20 oz coffee in morning

10 oz coffee in afternoon

Water throughout the day.