coffee?

**thajeepster** · 07-27-2004, 12:27 PM

can too much coffee affect your metabolism and or make you gain weight? ive had quite a lot of coffee today and was just wondering, no cream or sugar though. Thanks

**Jodi** · 07-27-2004, 12:49 PM

I drink a couple cups a day. As long as you are leaving out cream and sugar then a few cups a day is fine. Most of us don't even cut it out of our competition diets until a fews weeks before the comp.

**P-funk** · 07-27-2004, 01:12 PM

I like coffee too. one small cup a day or every other day for the funk.

**Randy** · 07-27-2004, 01:44 PM

Originally Posted by thajeepster

can too much coffee affect your metabolism and or make you gain weight? ive had quite a lot of coffee today and was just wondering, no cream or sugar though. Thanks

I've not seen any evidence that coffee alone will make you gain weight.
Now of course if you add cream and sugar, it can most definately attribute to weight gain.

Here is a good coffee link that is very informative.

COFFEE

**juggernaut** · 07-27-2004, 01:46 PM

Originally Posted by Jodi

I drink a couple cups a day. As long as you are leaving out cream and sugar then a few cups a day is fine. Most of us don't even cut it out of our competition diets until a fews weeks before the comp.

Hey jodi,

Why would you cut out the caffiene when it is a known key for effective fat burning? I am confused.

**PwrJ** · 07-27-2004, 01:55 PM

There's been plenty of studies about the positive and negative effects of coffee, none of which listed side effects related to slowing down your metabolism, and overall they have been inconclusive. So I think a cup or two a day won't hurt. Obviously if you don't add cream and sugar.

**Jodi** · 07-27-2004, 02:18 PM

Originally Posted by juggernaut

Hey jodi,

Why would you cut out the caffiene when it is a known key for effective fat burning? I am confused.

A week or 2 before competition you cut out EVERYTHING - even whey.

**juggernaut** · 07-27-2004, 02:25 PM

Even whey?? Why the hell would you do that?

**Jodi** · 07-27-2004, 02:28 PM

It can make you retain water.

**Randy** · 07-27-2004, 02:32 PM

maybe to some of the skinny bean poles ...water retention might be a good thing

**juggernaut** · 07-27-2004, 02:33 PM

whey? Really. I never knew that.

So, coffee as a duretic can do the same too? then how do you get rid of the water? I am weeks away from my first contest and want to know this.

**Jodi** · 07-27-2004, 02:40 PM

caffeine is a diuretic not necessary coffee.

Don't you have a coach?

**atherjen** · 07-27-2004, 04:13 PM

do NOT attempt to take my coffee from me

tryed that once.. haha

a couple cups a day is fine, as long as you dont add large amounts of cream and sugar.. sweetner, small amount of cream or milk would be fine. make sure your drinking enough water behind it

**juggernaut** · 07-27-2004, 04:32 PM

Originally Posted by Jodi

caffeine is a diuretic not necessary coffee.

Don't you have a coach?

I do have a trainer, but since this is my first time, I have no idea what to expect.

**juggernaut** · 07-27-2004, 04:33 PM

Anyway, I drink it black with a dash of Splenda

**madden player** · 07-27-2004, 04:33 PM

I am sure I read in some health mag that coffee was full of antioxidents??...I know tea is full of antioxidents but I can remember something positive about coffee that made me feel not so bad about my raging caffeine addiction.

**juggernaut** · 07-27-2004, 04:36 PM

Originally Posted by madden player

raging caffeine addiction.

hmmm...thought I was the only one like that. Dont even bother asking me questions before I get the first sip in. My wife just hands me the newspaper and my mug-doesnt say a word.

**Randy** · 07-27-2004, 04:36 PM

Originally Posted by madden player

I am sure I read in some health mag that coffee was full of antioxidents??...I know tea is full of antioxidents but I can remember something positive about coffee that made me feel not so bad about my raging caffeine addiction.

I give you guys a coffee link, and you don't read it

...
In the link it describes Antioxidents... Here it is >

SUBJECT: COFFEE AND ANTI-OXIDANTS

Q1: Does coffee contain any anti-oxidants?

A: Scientific research has demonstrated that a serving of coffee contains up to four times as much anti-oxidant activity as a serving of green tea, and that each cup of coffee has a large amount of anti-oxidant "polyphenols" in its roasted form -- whose strength is not diminished by adding creamers or by decaffeination. (30).

Through the protective effects of anti-oxidants, scientists believe it may be possible to prevent, postpone or limit a number of degenerative diseases, including cardiovascular disease, cancer, cataracts, and diseases of the nervous system. (31, 32).

Indeed, epidemiological studies have already shown that intake of polyphenols in the diet reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease in an elderly population and in a cross-cultural population. (33).

Chlorogenic acid is the most prominent polyphenol in coffee, though there are others. Robusta coffee can contain up to 7-10% chlorogenic acid, where the concentration in Arabica coffee is slightly less at 5-7%. (34). That means a cup of coffee can contain anywhere from 15 to 325 milligrams of chlorogenic acid, depending on the composition and method of preparation.

Another polyphenol found in coffee (caffeic acid) has been found to effectively protect cells against oxidation (35) and also directly contributed to the anti-oxidant system in clinical tests on laboratory animals.(36)

**Deadly13** · 07-27-2004, 04:50 PM

Whatevea ,,,, just dont try to use coffee to workout with its artificial energy and will not gave you the energy though out your workout, that well gave less intensity our will lower the weight used gaving an affect were it would have been better without coffee. So the natural and best energy is carbs and low-carb diets and working out is stupid cause once you burn that fat you'll burn away muscle fibers.. Which goes against working out in the first place...

**Jodi** · 07-27-2004, 05:00 PM

**Randy** · 07-27-2004, 05:06 PM

Originally Posted by Deadly13

Whatevea ,,,, just dont try to use coffee to workout with its artificial energy and will not gave you the energy though out your workout, that well gave less intensity our will lower the weight used gaving an affect were it would have been better without coffee. So the natural and best energy is carbs and low-carb diets and working out is stupid cause once you burn that fat you'll burn away muscle fibers.. Which goes against working out in the first place...

Thanks Deadly... I didn't know that

**atherjen** · 07-27-2004, 05:17 PM

Originally Posted by Jodi

will you scratch my head too?

**Randy** · 07-27-2004, 05:33 PM

I was going to ask Jodi to scratch something else, but better not

<Just jokin>

I know....that was bad.

**SPIKE1257** · 07-27-2004, 05:44 PM

Originally Posted by juggernaut

My wife just hands me the newspaper and my mug-doesnt say a word.

Life is good.

**madden player** · 07-27-2004, 06:11 PM

Originally Posted by Deadly13

Whatevea ,,,, just dont try to use coffee to workout with its artificial energy and will not gave you the energy though out your workout, that well gave less intensity our will lower the weight used gaving an affect were it would have been better without coffee. So the natural and best energy is carbs and low-carb diets and working out is stupid cause once you burn that fat you'll burn away muscle fibers.. Which goes against working out in the first place...

???...It gets funnier everytime I read it...???

**SPIKE1257** · 07-27-2004, 06:18 PM

Originally Posted by Deadly13

Whatevea ,,,, just dont try to use coffee to workout with its artificial energy and will not gave you the energy though out your workout, that well gave less intensity our will lower the weight used gaving an affect were it would have been better without coffee. So the natural and best energy is carbs and low-carb diets and working out is stupid cause once you burn that fat you'll burn away muscle fibers.. Which goes against working out in the first place...

I get it, pretty funny.

**kvyd** · 07-27-2004, 06:40 PM

I think hes kinda got an idea in there... but the expression of several ideas combined, mixed with horrible writing skills makes for a humorous post.

**SPIKE1257** · 07-27-2004, 06:49 PM

Originally Posted by kvyd

I think hes kinda got an idea in there... but the expression of several ideas combined, mixed with horrible writing skills makes for a humorous post.

LMAO.....

**P-funk** · 07-27-2004, 07:06 PM

Originally Posted by juggernaut

whey? Really. I never knew that.

So, coffee as a duretic can do the same too? then how do you get rid of the water? I am weeks away from my first contest and want to know this.

whey becasue it will make you hold water and because whole food is hard to digest. make your body work and expend energy to breakdown that food.

Caffeine because you want to sleep the last week before the contest.lol. Get a herbal diuretic without caffeine. the estrogenic properties in coffee can make you hold water, blur lines etc..

**juggernaut** · 07-27-2004, 07:19 PM

teehee

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