An Athlete's Legal Aid: Caffeine

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Caffeine can cause irregular heart beats. It does not let your heart beat as steady as "METHALPHENDIATR" "RITLAN" Which is used on some heart patients to keep the beat regular.

Steven Viking PHD MSFS of WA 9:26AM September 22, 2009

Thank you very much for posting this! It's very informative.
To find out more about caffeine and it's effect on weight training, you may want to consider reading the article on this site.
http://worldfitnessnetwork.com/2009/05/kick-caffeine-addiction-with-intense-weight-training/

Ian Thorton of VT 7:00AM September 06, 2009

I have been working out for years and I am a long distance runner. I recently mover to Canada from Europe and we have been using caffeine for years as a legal performance enhacer. Why are Canadain athletes so far behind in the knowledge of caffeine and its possitive effects. I have been looking for BUZZWATER products ( a Canadain company0here in TO.
When I as canadians about Buzzwater they have no clue as to what I am talking about. Buzzwater is the world's first 100% pure organically grown and extracted caffeine enhanced gold award winning spring water. BUZZWATER additionaly enhances this water with 76 essential "Liquid Ionic Minerals" and electrolytes the body depletes. There is no finer product on the global market and this product is used globally by many professional sports teams and individual athletes. Our club use to order and ship product by the skid load for the training and running season. Even if you enjoy coffee and the advantage of the caffeine boost this product is a healthier alternative to all other caffeine containing beverages such a toxic chemical energy drinks, power shots, sythetic enhanced vitamin sugar waters , coffee and teas. No municipal tap water calories from several cup of coffee.... cream and toxic refined sugar. The have two strength of caffeine enhanced bottle water.... a 100mg and 200mg strength. The BUZZWATER Company also has an explossive power flavor drink mix with all your daily superior minerals, electrolytes and vitamins and this is enhanced with 89mg caffeine. No artificial toxic ingredients or sweeteners suck as aspertame, spleda, nutrs sweet or refined sugar...all natural. The company has a web site at www.buzzwater.com if you are really interested in what you put in your body and for the "healthier caffeine advantage"

Jason of NY 2:22PM April 09, 2009

You are ignorant and have no idea what you are talking about. Check the scientific literature before making stupid comments. Research shows you the lethal dose of caffeine is around 200mg PER KILOGRAM BODY WEIGHT! So if you weigh 100kg (220lbs) and want to 'overdose' on caffeine, you need 20,000mg. Thanks for commenting twice though!
Kerrigan, S; Lindsey T (October 4, 2005). "Fatal caffeine overdose: two case reports" (reprint). Forensic Sci Int 153 (1): 67–69. doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2005.04.016. PMID 15935584.
^ Holmgren, P; Nordén-Pettersson L, Ahlner J (January 6, 2004). "Caffeine fatalities — four case reports" (reprint). Forensic Sci Int 139 (1): 71–73. doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2003.09.019. PMID 14687776.
^ Walsh, I; Wasserman GS, Mestad P, Lanman RC (December 1987). "Near-fatal caffeine intoxication treated with peritoneal dialysis". Pediatr Emerg Care 3 (4): 244–9. doi:10.1152/physrev.00004.2004. PMID 3324064.
^ Mrvos, RM; Reilly PE, Dean BS, Krenzelok EP (December 1989). "Massive caffeine ingestion resulting in death". Vet Hum Toxicol 31 (6): 571–2. doi:10.1152/physrev.00004.2004. PMID 2617841.

Not an idiot of FL 9:09PM September 01, 2008

Be careful with this proven stimulant! 800 miligrams can kill you if taken all at once. Normally, about 200 miligrams is optimal for typists when tested on performance. More than this causes a decrease in typing speed! Caffeine has a "Window" of performance that each person needs to find! Caffeine can stay in the body for up to nine hours too!

Steven O Shaw BBA LUTCF MSM MSFS of WA 4:49PM August 04, 2008