| Approximately 90% of Americans use a drug on a | | | | burning fat. A lot of bodybuilders are using the ECA |
| daily basis. This drug is called caffeine. Most of the | | | | stack while training, which combines caffeine with |
| people who take any products containing caffeine do | | | | ephedrine and aspirin for effective results. But even by |
| so to stay alert and increase their amount of energy. It | | | | itself, caffeine can be used as a powerful tool in order |
| has been tested for years and years, and unless it is | | | | to achieve increased oxidation and a desired |
| abused by taking more than one gram per day, | | | | thermogenic effect. Using about 200 mg 2 times a day |
| caffeine is a relatively safe product for the majority of | | | | can help out with diet and cardio for burning body fat. |
| the population. Caffeine does have some side effects | | | | Increased Energy |
| that probably would affect bodybuilders before | | | | It has never been debated that caffeine will lead to |
| everyone else, both in positive and negative ways. | | | | increased energy. A lot of people use the energy |
| Limited Muscle Gains | | | | boost of caffeine for simple daily tasks like waking up |
| For bodybuilders, this can go either way. Caffeine has | | | | in the morning or staying alert at their job. Professional |
| been known to deliver a naturally thermogenic effect in | | | | bodybuilders on the other hand spend their workday |
| the body. There is a problem with this, especially for | | | | engaging in and out of intense 1-2 hour training |
| bodybuilders training and competing at both | | | | sessions, so they use the advantage of this extra |
| professional and intermediate levels, which is that the | | | | energy to increase the results of their workouts. |
| thermogenic effect can also prevent muscle gains. | | | | Increased Mental Clarity |
| This thermogenic effect keeps the body in a state of | | | | You might not think that bodybuilders would need this |
| increased stimulation and can be very beneficial for | | | | to be an advantage, but in fact mental well being is |
| making the abs more defined and the veins start to | | | | very important for a bodybuilder. The heavy demands |
| pop out. This also removes the extra calories, which is | | | | placed on the body can borrow resources for |
| one of the primary components you need to build new | | | | recovery, resources normally reserved for mental |
| muscle. Caffeine needs to be taken very sparingly if | | | | processes. The training of bodybuilders who know |
| you are in a training period to put on and grow new | | | | what they're doing requires a huge amount of counting, |
| muscle. | | | | measurement, and attention to detail. Caffeine offers |
| Burning Off the Fat | | | | huge benefits and advantages in every one of these |
| There is no question that caffeine is a great tool for | | | | areas. |