how much is enough Caffeine as a pre-workout

[saltysteve]

Hey all,

 

Just wanted to know how much caffeine you'd use as a pre or even post workout.

 

Basically I've been making chewy caffeine + l-theanine candies for focus at work but I've had some feedback that people might like them for exercise. They are however only 20mg each and from what I read 150mg of caffeine is closer to a reasonable dose.

 

Has anyone experimented with smaller doses of caffeine? would a couple of candies have any real effect? 

I suppose the glucose would help with energy anyway, interested to hear your thoughts. 

 

 

 

P.S. Candies above are 'pina colada ' flavor

[PETN]

2g

[saltysteve]

On 4/19/2018 at 8:03 PM, PETN said:

2g

Danger zoneeee 

[PETN]

18 hours ago, saltysteve said:

Danger zoneeee 

LD50 is 12g

[saltysteve]

On 4/22/2018 at 9:44 AM, PETN said:

LD50 is 12g

What effects do you get from 2g, that seems pretty crazy when a coffee is about 100 - 200mg.  Do you take that much regularly? 

[Kalidane]

On 4/19/2018 at 8:03 PM, PETN said:

2g

Nice.

 

Around 1.4g was my top.

[Pseudonym]

1-2 tsp of instant coffee, eaten dry. The taste wakes you up even faster than the caffeine does.  

[farrout]

200mg or 2 tsp black coffee. 

[farrout]

On 19/04/2018 at 8:03 PM, PETN said:

2g

1000mg has been known to be FATAL. 

[cdqui]

the suggested dosage is 3-6mg/kg around 60 minutes before exercise, OR a smaller dose (<3mg/kg - about 200 mg) taken with a carb source before or during exercise for similar benefit.

[Gymelle]

The recommended dose varies by body weight, but is typically about 200–400 mg, taken 30–60 minutes before a workout

[PETN]

On 05/11/2020 at 6:09 AM, farrout said:

1000mg has been known to be FATAL. 

From memory the human LD50 for caffeine is around 12g.