Andrew Huberman discussed the science behind caffeine and the circumstances under which it can lead to improved athletic performance. Long story short: even if you're a regular Caffeine user, taking a day or two break, and timing your caffeine intake to an hour or 90 minutes prior to performing gets the best results. I do it with Mate and my performance in sports goed through the roof

[–] cashews_best_nut@lemmy.world 27 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Even better than caffeine for performance is METH!

[–] AdmiralShat@programming.dev 11 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Unironically, yeah. Amphetamines were one of the first drugs they started piss testing for in organized sports

[–] Chadus_Maximus@lemm.ee 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

LMAO. I tried this advice. You go though caffeine withdrawals, but like, perpetually. It never ends.

[–] Doll_Tow_Jet-ski@kbin.social 1 points 9 months ago

Yeah when I stop drinking mate for a day or two I get slight headaches. The more caffeine you take daily the harder it is to quit it cold turkey