Going out tonight - and got to leave at 6 in the morning - wife said she'll kill me if I wake the kids up before I go so got to pack the car this afternoon...
nope i don't think so... the diuretic effects of caffeine are grossly overstated in the popular consciousness (according to an article wot i read on caffeine in endurance sports last year)
this seems to be born out by my experience... eg t'other night I ran for 2 hours 30, drank 1 litre of lucozade orange (and was well hydrated beforehand), had 6 tablets in total, did one small wee wee after about 7 miles
hilly the theory is that caffeine assists fat metabolisation (its well established too... caffeine sometimes appears on banned lists for various events)
it helps the effect if you don't take caffeine at other times - so not really addictive, as you arent having coffee or whatever through the week
i haven't recorded the differential results, as my sasco wall chart training log fell off the wall in january and is stuck behind a cupboard - but i think there is a marked difference in the ease i can bang out 2 laps of the village in 2:30
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When do you use pro plus. Every time you run?
before you go or after an hour or two ?
How many ?
take 2 tablets 30-45 minutes before starting, then two per hour
it recommends no more than 12 in 24 hours, which would prima facie affect the dosage when actually racing
but i think i'll ignore it
i did 20 miles t'other night whic finished after midnight... was asleep by 1
this seems to be born out by my experience... eg t'other night I ran for 2 hours 30, drank 1 litre of lucozade orange (and was well hydrated beforehand), had 6 tablets in total, did one small wee wee after about 7 miles
Also, are they addictive?
it helps the effect if you don't take caffeine at other times - so not really addictive, as you arent having coffee or whatever through the week
i haven't recorded the differential results, as my sasco wall chart training log fell off the wall in january and is stuck behind a cupboard - but i think there is a marked difference in the ease i can bang out 2 laps of the village in 2:30
there you go - the synopsis is 'should be OK if you are a "trained athlete" but (as with anything) introduce with caustion'
2 about 30-45 minutes before, then about 2 an hour
i usually do '2 a lap' rather than 2 an hour, which works out at 2 every hour and a quarter