Caffiene

I heard caffiene can Stunt muscle growth? is this true? i hope not cause i drink caffiene(well i have been off it for 5 days).
 
sorry put in wrong fourm but plz still reply :)

Stats:
16
5"5
Weight:now:160lbs
dumbell curl:60lbs max
Bench:180lbs(max) sets with 135
Barbell:120lbs(max not sets) sets with 100
Supps:0

Stunt muscle growth? I havnt seen anything about this anywhere.

Lynx, your resourcefulness is in need here.

Clive Clutton HH. BSc.
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Urban myth my friend. Caffeine does not stunt growth. Just something that parents tell their kids to stop them from drinking it.

Just as side note, a point of interest if you may --> Theres some rumblings though that if a pregnant woman drinks too much coffee (>300mg of caffeinie = ~ 2 cups of coffee a day) then there is an increased risk of miscarriage.
 
But i take it youre not pregnant so this doesnt apply to you

somewhere on this site it said that caffiene can be used to help lose weight is this true??

ORIGINAL: BouSa_ToWn

I heard caffiene can Stunt muscle growth? is this true? i hope not cause i drink caffiene(well i have been off it for 5 days).

sorry put in wrong fourm but plz still reply :)

 
Man if this was true I would be screwed!

somewhere on this site it said that caffiene can be used to help lose weight is this true??

Yes since caffiene raises your metabolizm.

5' 11'' , 176 lbs, 10%BF

Havent heard about it stunted your growth, so i guess your fine.
-Mike

-Mike



Height:6'2
Weight:254
bf%-13.2
Age:17
Bench: 360
Squat: 475
Deadlift: 515
leg press: 965
**UPDATED:10/2/2005**

FYI: A peach a day, keeps the doctor away!

So far no study has found caffeine stunts ones growth.
 
Caffeine amps you up. Some people take it prior to workouts.
 
Some bodybuilders use a combination of EC Stack (Ephedrine+Caffeine) for cutting (appetite suppression) or to rev up their metabolisms and give them extra energy before a workout.
 
The key here is 'everything in moderation'.
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

CAFFEINE. This, usually used in coffee,or as a supplement, improves athletic performance. Overdose causes many negative side effects; insomnia,disturbances of heart rhythm,and gastric disturbances are common. Large dose and stress may lead to dysfunctions of the central nervous system.    LONG LIVE ARNOLD    PS TRY HMB.CLA                                                                                                  

 according to my mothers doctor, caffiene can effect calcium in your body. granted this depends on how much you consume a day. my mother takes calcium supplements because she has a history of bone deteriation in her side of the family. again according to the doctor, if you consume large amounts of caffiene you should have higher intakes of calcium.

Age - 24
5'6
Weight- 145
bf % - 9.9
Bench - 250 max
Bench during training 210
leg press - 340
deadlift - 225

I don't try anything, i just do it

I tried to give up chocolate once, as I ate a HUGE amount daily - used them as energy bars 20 a day easy. I suffered greatly for stopping cold turkey, as I didn't realise chocolate was so harmful.
 
Coffee and Chocolate are both stimulants, they stimulate the body in different ways. Cold turkey on chocolate made me tired (couldn't sleep, wake up all the time when I did get to sleep, and had feelings of having no sleep), cranky, and my libido declined somewhat - take this seriously. My doctor had told me never to go cold turkey on chocolate when your body is use to high stimulates.
 
Coffee being a larger stimulate than chocolate I guess your body will go through a similar thing mine did - dont give it up - its crazy. The funny thing is you cannot supercede or replace 1 type of stimulate without another. They are addictive, taste good, and not really bad for you. Chocolate has a lot of copher, which is fat.
 
Just use less sugar in your coffee, and low fat milk. Coffee can cause fluid retention if drank with a high sodium intake.

MrBafner, you ate 20 chocalate bars a day?

I run 10K races and I always have 16oz of coffee about an hour and a half before a race.  The caffeine really does help to stimulate your heart and muscles, especially if you're used to drinking it in the morning.

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ok, adressing many points brought up.
Caffeine effects your CNS, metabolism, and GI tract.

1. Caffeine does NOT stunt growth.
2. Caffeine is a Stimulant, It increases your Heart Rate, by increasing your heart rate your metabolism is indirectly increased slightly as well.
3. Caffeine acts indirectly as a MILD appetite suppresant. 
4. Caffeine is a diuretic, can dehydrate you by causing your kidneys to excrete more fluids.  It also causes more excretion of Calcium from your kidneys, but unless you are Calcium deprived and have osteoperosis; don't worry too much about this.  The negative effect of caffeine on calcium absorption is small enough to be fully offset by as little as 1-2 tablespoons of milk. There is no evidence that caffeine has any harmful effect on bone status or on the calcium economy in individuals who ingest the currently recommended daily allowances of calcium.
5. "15,000 women found no birth defects associated with caffeine consumption even among the heaviest coffee drinkers. Similarly, other human studies continue to support the conclusion that moderate consumption of caffeine does not predispose expectant mothers to spontaneous abortion or preterm delivery, nor the fetus to low birth weight.Some studies suggest that high levels of caffeine intake may delay time to conception, but these findings are inconclusive and often inconsistent when other lifestyle variables are considered. Research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Harvard Medical School and the University of California at Berkeley show that moderate caffeine consumption does not reduce a woman's chance of becoming pregnant" -- from International Food Information Council.

---- Dont forget there are many side effects to excess caffeine intake as well. 

Content Level of Caffeine in Common Drinks.

Coke Classic (12 fl oz) = 46 mg Diet Coke (12 fl oz) = 46 mg Mountain Dew (12 fl oz) = 54 mg Brewed coffee (6 fl oz) = 103 mg Instant coffee (1 rounded tsp) = 57 mg General Foods orange cappuccino (14 g powder) = 73 mg

- ketnoe, Internal Medicine Resident
- no post is to be considered medical advice

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Some bodybuilders use a combination of EC Stack (Ephedrine+Caffeine) for cutting (appetite suppression) or to rev up their metabolisms and give them extra energy before a workout.

 
The stack more commonly used is actually Ephedrine + Caffeine + Asprin.

My freaking baby sitter has been letting my 3 year old drink coffee for over a year now...
 
But yeah, he is going to be a big lil guy....he has no growth problems at all...sometime Ill have to post some pic's he has definate BB potential.....