Coffee May Improve Work Out Performance

The Cut reports that a recent study conducted at the University of São Paulo demonstrates a verifiable link between caffeine and more effective workouts. The study examined a sample size of competitive male cyclists and split them up into groups based on how much coffee they already drank. The men were tested based on no caffeine intake, a placebo, and then a 400-milligram caffeine pill. While completing a 450-calorie workout, participants who'd taken the real caffeine pill were on average 3.3 percent faster on the bike than those who did not take the pill. In fact, cyclists who were used to routinely consuming caffeine got the same boost as the men  with little to no caffeine in their diets.