In The Event You Drink Coffee Before Exercising

so let me understand i need to drink 1 coffee pre-workout and then 1 coffee post-workout and after 4-6h eat a good amount of protein and littlebit carbs? (and afc all this after a fasting) am i correct?

Hello Thomas!

Do you know it it also works with theobromine? I’m thinking of raw cacao for recovery. Cacao-banana-smoothie would be great but banana seems to contain lots of saccharose which isn’t preferred, right?

Tea also has theobromine so that’s also why I’m wondering. I’d prefer tea over coffee as it’s not that acidic for the stomach.

Technically speaking, would you not want caffeine pre and post workout? Pre would mean less glycogen is used up and post would fill glycogen tremendously. Wouldn’t this cause an influx of carbs to spill over into fat since more carbs were preserved during the workout?

Thats great, but careful if your workout is in the evening, caffeine can get in the way of having a good night of sleep. Getting enough sleep consistently is more beneficial than having 66% more glycogen in your muscle. What he’s not saying is that the carb-caffeine drinks participants were given post-workout had the equivalent to 5-6 cups of coffee in them, which is a serious amount. It’s unclear if the glycogen storing effect is as strong with lower amounts of caffeine, according to the study.

Thank you for the information on calcium depletion, now I understand why my legs feel so drained of energy lately. Looking forward to seeing more of your videos.

Is it safe, again I am on weightloss plan
And seriously dieting on fixiny myself to strick diet plan is impossible.

coffee will help me if I consume after my exercise?
I required to reduce nearly 20kg within month 2 month!

Coffee with mct oil and collagen peptides with a dash of cinnamon and cacao about 15 mins after post workout keto meal and having trained fasted,,,,,,,you can literally feel the muscles swelling and the fat melting off you!! i do it 6 days a week!!

Ok I finished post workout coffee with cream,coconut oil and 1 scoop protein!my doubt Is breakfast necessary after post workout BPC

Some thoughts on mg of caffeine would be helpful before and after. I’m an energy drink consumer and coffee drinkerI’ve tried different supplements and herbs, but I come back to caffeine every time.

HELP…I am trying to do KETO and Fasting. My workout is at 6am. How can I don’t caffeine and CARBS as a post workout…if I am not to break my fast until 11am? This has always been my challenge. The timing of my workout with my meals..

Brewed coffee tastes better in my opinion than instant coffee, but is there any difference in terms of results, when it comes to these health benefits of coffee?

I am not able to draw conculsion from the video whether i shouldtake caffine pre workoyt or post workoutgor fat loss….cz i don’t want to increase my carbs level…i just want to reduce fat…can anyone plz clear my doubt???

man caffeine is shit, you get addicted to the shit and almost depend on it just like meth,like you need it to take up or to go to work. Cut it out in my opinion 

@AnabolicAliens I’m new to your channel. What do you recommend I use in my coffee for extra boost of energy? Micronized creatine only? I really need energy to workout because my life depends on it. Also, what brand coffee you recommend?

Thanks for this! saved me some time emailing you guys. After hearing and seeing everyone mentioning pre-workouts i just got the impression it’s to just wake you up, make you alert and ready to workout. I thought well, I drink a lot of coffee, isn’t that just fine? I guess so. A lot of gyms have cafes/coffee shops.. Must be why.

But then again, if you get more pump, you tear the muscle that much more isnt it? then rebuild it and go again. So how that does not benefit us? I know its all synthetic.. and its bad.. but 50% or more stuff we buy probably are made in a lab.. I remember taking Jack3d original or sumperpumpMAX back in a day.. that stuff was a miracle! I know it was dusted.. but who cared:D

@Thomas De Lauer: how much coffee before and after work out? How long before work out I should drink my coffee (with coconut oil if I’m not fasting)?
What about my whey isolate?
After work out I should drink some coffee, then drink my whey protein and sweet potato to provide the glycogen?

Does this mean that i should consume caffeine/carbs 4 hours after workout for best uptake or I should consume them about an hour after and the benefits will hit 4 hours later? Please help. Thanks

Should I not be consuming fats at this time? You say not to combine fats with carbs. If I drink a coffee with coconut oil and then 30 grams of carbs, is that a big no no?

how much do I need to wait to drink coffee before and after workout? it depends an muscle up or cardio exercise? and how much do I need to drink? (P.S. i make Intermittent Fasting)

Could you maybe make a vid about keto-rash. i Love you in depth science-y take on this health lifestyle ive gone from 150kg to 110kg and love this. but the keto rash not so much if you have anything please share in a video:) thanks from denmark

This video doesnt really elaborate on why you shouldnt drink coffee before a workout. If you eat a healthy meal and drink water with the coffee youre fine. Plus coffee is healthy is delicious.

Yes. Like any preworkout supplement, your body will adapt to it if used every day. If you fancy a ridiculously powerful change, try some pure caffeine alongside green tea.

Russ

plez plezz tell me when to take creatine.can i take creatine every day
plezz jaldi tell me i need u r help and how to take with water or with any thing else
thanku

also ive been going to the gym for a week now and i was just wondering how long would it be to see results because ive seen no results so far

Before even watching the video (commercial is running) I swear by coffee as a pre-workout.  I would also say that coffee trumps all those expensive energy drinks in general. 

Whats a good alternative to coffee? It stopped working for me (I need like 600mg to get the same effects that I used to get from 50g)

i took a 200mg caffeine pill and got the best workout. its cheap and effective. i paid ten for 90. i ran 40 minutes hard on threadmill and dids weights for 40 minutes. no after effects or anything. then went home, ate 3 big pieces of fish and called it a day. i dont do coffee before workouts unless its one of those cold Chicago winter days that you just want that hot cup in your hands. it works for me. redbull and energy drinks dont compare to my caffeine tablet.

Is it safe, again I am on weightloss plan
And seriously dieting on fixiny myself to strick diet plan is impossible.

coffee will help me if I consume after my exercise?
I required to reduce nearly 20kg within month 2 month!

I like to drink alot of black coffe no suggar befor I work out only one full spoon by the way I work out 7:00 the morning to 9:00 but one day I felt good relly good so I went and did.my coffe and added 4full spoons of black coffe when I was working out I felt wiered/funny I had a iritation in my left face cheeck I looked at a mirror my.cheek was twiching teally hard I went.home for the day and I will never drink coffe again.

After a day, coffee didn’t work for me anymore.
Everybody responds differently to things.
Which is why there are pre workouts.

And drugs.

Ye it gives a boost, bit not like capucino,latte those r fkn joke…black strong coffee,and expect 2 much it aint a pw but coukd be good if u take more of it

Excellent Video and Content! Great material and very informative, I included this video in one of my recent blog posts highlighting pre-workout alternatives and Coffee is in my list of top 3 pre-workout alternatives. Thanks for the great vid! http://veganfitness.home.blog/2019/02/10/natural-pre-workout-alternatives-top-3-choices/

Yes I agree cant even believe it. even i was very sad since i workout well for abs but nothing was coming.

And in a best female model 2012 exclusive interview she had mentioned about her strong abs with this 7 food items.

if you are serious go for it now bit.ly/18AEnrf?=xdtry

here’s a small tip alter black coffee with beet juice and do this alternative day, and no addiction both are kind of similar with their components, so you don’t always hv to rely upon coffee, as too much is also not good, (what I do is instead of beet juicr I boil it and hv it 45 mins before workout, as to juice any fruit u hv to do a whole lot of work after u use the juicer, give it a shot):)

20-30 min before workout have a cup of coffee with 2 1/2 tablespoons of coffee, 2 tablespoons of sugar and a little milk and drink it then go and smoke a cigarette and BAM before you know it you’ll be working out for a couple hours without even noticing.

Thomas that body of yours is something else.You are damn cute and i really enjoy the way you explain all of your video contents thoroughly.

Never got creatine because I thought it caused hair loss, guess not haha. Gonna buy some tonight and start putting it in my coffee.

Yes I agree cant even believe it. even i was very sad since i workout well for abs but nothing was coming.

And in a best female model 2012 exclusive interview she had mentioned about her strong abs with this 7 food items.

if you are serious go for it now bit.ly/18AEnrf?=xdtry

Idk man I prefer preworkout because coffee just sucks all the hydration out of me and c4 preworkout gives me energy but also makes me feel better than coffee it’s like energy being added to my body nothing else rather than energy being added but taking my hydration away

Excellent Video and Content! Great material and very informative, I included this video in one of my recent blog posts highlighting pre-workout alternatives and Coffee is in my list of top 3 pre-workout alternatives. Thanks for the great vid! http://veganfitness.home.blog/2019/02/10/natural-pre-workout-alternatives-top-3-choices/

Would it be ok to mix like a tablespoon of my BCAA in my cup of black coffee before my workout? Or should I just stick with black coffee and get rid of my amino acids?? Thank you in advance.

I’m like most other mooks out there and have used dozens of different pre-workout brands. Always searching for that magic one. Then I watch this. It makes all the sense in the world so here’s the deal, I now use 3 teaspoons of instant coffee to 16oz water, add it to my drink shaker and in the fridge over night. One scoop of creatine and 1 scoop of protein powder ( I prefer the vanilla) for flavoring. I drink that on the way to the gym. This tastes good and works as well or better than any pre-workout powder I’ve used. A BCAA drink while working out in the same shaker and then a creatine and protein powder for the ride home. The cost difference? Up to $40 for the JYM pre-workout vs $3.94 Kroger Instant with 270 servings or 90 the way I make it.

Some thoughts on mg of caffeine would be helpful before and after. I’m an energy drink consumer and coffee drinkerI’ve tried different supplements and herbs, but I come back to caffeine every time.

This is a question that nothing has to do with this video. I have scoliosis and muscular imbalances and I don’t know how to activate a few muscle groups… I hope you could help me with this issue it’s just I’m doing a tricep pushdown I just feel my right longhead and my left lateral head + medium and the thing is the muscles are bigger….. That’s why I’m contacting you

A question popped into my mind, here it goes: coffee has alot of antioxidants. But post-workout you should have the least amount of AO, since the body should have to heal itself. What do you think about that?

Actually it depends on what kind of brew the coffee is but some are more concentrated and can contain just as much or even more than 200mg of caffeine that you find in alot of pre-workouts. I think Death Wish Coffee has some bat shit crazy amount… like 650 mg in one 12 oz. cup.

coffee is far healthier to drink no doubt but you wont get nearly as much of a pump workout though. I prefer pre workouts for taste variety alone and for the added stuff for helping your performance overall.

Also guys I should have mentioned. This is for BLACK coffee. NO SWEETENERS, MILK, OR CREAM. Also another point is remember that almost all pre-workout supplements have artificial sweeteners too!:D

Cycling in green tea for coffee half the time probably gives 90% of possible benefit without the mild caffeine side effects that bug me. Not getting up to pee just those couple extra times is worth it alone. Plus green tea has it’s own unique micro nutients, so get the pros of both even easier. Cold green tea is easy to sip on mixed into a keto lemonade or similar.

I am not able to draw conculsion from the video whether i shouldtake caffine pre workoyt or post workoutgor fat loss….cz i don’t want to increase my carbs level…i just want to reduce fat…can anyone plz clear my doubt???

which coffee do i need for my pre workout Cold or Hot Coffee, & also is it Black Coffee or Normal Coffee?�������� i need to know guys Cuz im drinking Protein Powder after workout. But i dont drink pre workout supplements. But Coffee wil be fine right if u use as a Pre Workout? �������� plz i need respons asap Ty in advance guys!��

So overall, will I get more benefits from drinking coffee before working out or after? If you have coffee right before your workout you still should be able to benefit from the after-workout effects right?

Yes,
Plenty of protein, complex carbs and healthy fats. Foods like oats, brown rice, chicken, fish, lean meat. Cut down on sugary junk foods and takeaway food. You won’t be able to see your six pack if it’s covered in layers of fat.

I’m drugging up pre during and post workout LOL, wonder how weed affects this because I love running high, will also go high 2 the gym sometimes

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Question is, how much coffee should people take? �� I’m going to get off the Pre-Workout powders. Today I felt a really weird and strong & single heart beat while working out, that it freaked me out. The weird thing is that I was on C4 Ultimate & I only drank half a scoop which should be around 150mg of caffeine since a whole scoop has 300mg. I think the time to stop drinking these powders have come sigh What do you guys think about Green Tea? I heard it has around 15mg of caffeine.

@AnabolicAliens I’m new to your channel. What do you recommend I use in my coffee for extra boost of energy? Micronized creatine only? I really need energy to workout because my life depends on it. Also, what brand coffee you recommend?

Black coffee, preworkout always makes me feel like a crack head and it makes me hella tachycardic I feel hella zoned in w black coffee and no stomachache

Caffine is poison. U dont need caffine with work outs u drink water then after uhave a protein shake,caffine is terrible totally

Can I take creatine with carbs + caffeine post workout? And All the best Sir, very close to the 1 million extended family. Congratulations in advance!

Good info. i had to put a side my pre workout now that im diagnosed with hypothyroidism. So far, coffee is my only pre workout option as per the doc. ��

YEY! I only chug coffee for pre-workout… Now I have an excuse to chug more coffee after workout… Hope I can sleep… LOL!
Will try this out. Thanks, Mr. DeLauer!

i dont get it. Why in one of your videos youre saying that coffee and carbohydrates is a bad combination and in this is magically become two best friends?

What would you guys recommend for someone like me who has to hit the gym after work? I don’t get off till 8pm. There is this new pre workout called 4 gauge I have been wanting to try. They claim to be natural.

Mike can your next video be “how to avoid a hernia?” I think I got one when I deadlifted with my back when I didn’t have any knowledge and I’m only 15 so I’m not sure if it’s a hernia, I don’t want to mention it to my parents. Thanks.

Yes,
Plenty of protein, complex carbs and healthy fats. Foods like oats, brown rice, chicken, fish, lean meat. Cut down on sugary junk foods and takeaway food. You won’t be able to see your six pack if it’s covered in layers of fat.

So we are going to break our fast by carbs and when does protein comes into action? And what type of carbs we are talking about and how we gonna stack it with coffee?

Yep. That explains why having a black coffee on an empty stomach before a 10km run every morning followed by a leafy green salad helped me stay lean, fit & strong.

i dont get it. Why in one of your videos youre saying that coffee and carbohydrates is a bad combination and in this is magically become two best friends?

Would it be ok to mix like a tablespoon of my BCAA in my cup of black coffee before my workout? Or should I just stick with black coffee and get rid of my amino acids?? Thank you in advance.

Great video Thomas. But how much Caffeine should be taken pre and post workout as supplements range anywhere between 250mg to 400 or more in one dose.

Hi there,
Usually you should feel the difference about 2-3 weeks in, and get a noticeable difference (other people will notice) within the first month.

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I drink 3x 8 oz cups of coffee when I wake up I feel super hot sweaty and chaffee really bad I get anxiety but I’m jacked for energy

Thanks for this! saved me some time emailing you guys. After hearing and seeing everyone mentioning pre-workouts i just got the impression it’s to just wake you up, make you alert and ready to workout. I thought well, I drink a lot of coffee, isn’t that just fine? I guess so. A lot of gyms have cafes/coffee shops.. Must be why.

I’m like most other mooks out there and have used dozens of different pre-workout brands. Always searching for that magic one. Then I watch this. It makes all the sense in the world so here’s the deal, I now use 3 teaspoons of instant coffee to 16oz water, add it to my drink shaker and in the fridge over night. One scoop of creatine and 1 scoop of protein powder ( I prefer the vanilla) for flavoring. I drink that on the way to the gym. This tastes good and works as well or better than any pre-workout powder I’ve used. A BCAA drink while working out in the same shaker and then a creatine and protein powder for the ride home. The cost difference? Up to $40 for the JYM pre-workout vs $3.94 Kroger Instant with 270 servings or 90 the way I make it.

One cup of coffee has around 336 mg of caffeine. One shot of espresso has around 75 mg. You should really do your research before you say that you’d need 2-4 cups of coffee to get 200 mg of caffeine.

I just saw this video and I have to ask; does decaf coffee work the same way post-workout? Late evening workouts and caffeine won’t work. Thanks

What is your opinion about using cold coffee during workout?
(Your videos are great and you already made post and pre-workout coffee, but not while training)

Avg cup of coffee is usually around 60mg-100mg of caffeine. A lot of preworkouts also give you other supplements like creatine, AAKG, B vitamins, ect. The caffeine in coffee will give you a boost but it’s not the exact same as a pre workout mix.

Personally, I drink a cup of espresso, 4,000mg of L-Citrulline (with 16-24oz of water), and BCAA w/ L-Glutamine (chased with cold-pressed orange-juice) before every workout. Works like a charm. Also, drinking cold-pressed watermelon juice intra workout keeps me hydrated and increase my endurance.

When I’m cutting I have chicken 1 hour, vegetables half hour and a pice of whole grain crisp bread along with a coffee 10 minuets before I bike and lift. 1 cup does a good amount for me because I do not normally drink much.

coffee is far healthier to drink no doubt but you wont get nearly as much of a pump workout though. I prefer pre workouts for taste variety alone and for the added stuff for helping your performance overall.

Mr. DeLauer, I was wondering if this works if I am doing IF 16/8. I lift 5x a week and LISS for 3x a week. I stop eating at 8 pm, wake up and lift weights around 6 am and after my workout I stay fasted post workout until 12 am.

Can I drink coffee after my post workout? I would drink it somewhere around 9 am and stay fasted for 3 more hours before my first meal. Thank you!

Hi Raghav,

Can I drink Tea…before or after the workout…I do have this habit of drinking a cup of tea after coming from Gym…but only after 10-15 minutes after I come from Gym…..and in-between those 10-15 minutes I drink around a 1/2 to 1 litre of water…

Is this habit correct…or should I change it??

Thank you for the information on calcium depletion, now I understand why my legs feel so drained of energy lately. Looking forward to seeing more of your videos.

So if you prioritize staying in ketosis, then avoiding caffeine before the workout and taking it only after would make sense, no? Because without caffeine preworkout, you will use more glycogen and therefore have more to replenish postworkout. Then caffeine and carbs postworkout will go to better use. Does this make sense? If caffeine is taken before workout, you will not have used as much glycogen, and won’t use as many of the carbs to replenish muscle glycogen?

coffee is not bad specially mixed with protein powder and MiO Energy assume most tasting energize also drink creatine and use energy pills

Black coffee, preworkout always makes me feel like a crack head and it makes me hella tachycardic I feel hella zoned in w black coffee and no stomachache

Great info!! I’m curious if you have any information on drinking coffee after taking creatine. I’ve heard the coffee cancels out the effects of creatine.

Before even watching the video (commercial is running) I swear by coffee as a pre-workout.  I would also say that coffee trumps all those expensive energy drinks in general. 

Hi I found your post workout coffee video very relevant to an article I just published on my site so I have embedded it here.

https://pinoyathletics.info/is-coffee-good-for-you-or-not/

I don’t use energy or pre workout now but I’m in my 50s,,,but yes used to use any energy drink I could lay my hands on,,,I started with Red Kick here in England around early 90s,,,now just use coffee,,,incidentally before NRG drink’s Russian manual workers would drink coke with cpl spoons of coffee for energy,I never tried it,,,however I have two spoons coffee in small coffee cup and works well,,though best get quality coffee or esspresso,,,,I used to have DBL coffee DBL sugar,,,,,,,but given up sugar as doing Keto,waterfast,ADF same as on “Scott the truck Drivers”channel and lost 24lbs,,,,,,,,wishing you all a GREAT day,,,

Hey,i am skinny fat right now ☹,what should i do to get out of it?how can i make those abs n chest visible?My chest is something different like nipples are slightly up (like in the middle) as compared to u?plz suggest me to overcome this

Man, I don’t drink coffee and today I took my first pre work-out and it was with caffeine and creatine and some other shit. I didn’t realize that the dose its too high for someone with 0 tolerance to caffeine like me. I just took a scoop, which was basically 2 scoops, because it had a little mountain on top and I put it in my usual morning fruit smoothie.
First 15 min it was good, but then I went crazy and I’m glad I was working out at home, because I ended up rolling in the floor in a fetal position, thinking that I was going to die!
I need to be more careful.

Was just thinking about this because my pre workout is almost gone. 37 dollars for 30 servings:< might start taking coffee instead before my workout.Also would you guys consider making a video about belts? Like how to properly use them, which kind to use, or when to actually use them. Oh and about different grips too!