From Men’s Health
With the power to ward off heart disease and allow your cells to become more sensitive to hormones such as adrenaline, while also becoming much more enjoyable, a steaming cup of coffee is more than just a morning pick-me-up.
Add to that list that a cup of coffee, when consumed around 30 minutes before a workout, could increase fat burning, and dropping £ 2.50 on a flat white doesn’t seem like such stretching.
Turn on the kettle and let us explain. New research by scientists from the Department of Physiology at the University of Granada (UGR) has found that around 3 mg for every 1 kg of body weight (the equivalent of “ strong coffee ”) taken 30 minutes before aerobic exercise “significantly” improved study participants. “Fat burning rate.”
But what were they trying to prove? “The recommendation to exercise on an empty stomach in the morning to increase fat oxidation is common. However, this recommendation may lack scientific basis, as it is not known whether this increase is due to exercise on the morning. morning or starvation for a longer period, ”explained the lead researcher, Francisco José Amaro-Gahete, from the physiology department of the UGR.
Published in the Journal of the International Society for Sports Nutrition, the study examined a total of 15 men with an average age of 32 and had them run four stress tests seven days apart, with each subject taking 3 mg. per kg. of caffeine or a placebo 30 minutes before each session.
“The results of our study showed that acute caffeine ingestion 30 minutes before performing an aerobic exercise test increased maximum fat oxidation during exercise at any time of day,” he said. explained Amaro-Gahete. So, to burn fat as efficiently as possible during your next steady state workout, brew an espresso first.
How’s that for a post-workout buzz?
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