Run-Down Forums Forum Index Run-Down Forums

 
 FAQFAQ   SearchSearch
 
Run-Down Forums Forum Index
Health & Nutrition
Caffeine:
Post new topic   Reply to topic

Post new topic   Reply to topic    Run-Down Forums Forum Index -> Health & Nutrition
View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
Indeurr
Olympic Medalist
Olympic Medalist


Joined: 08 Aug 2001
Posts: 1558
Location: Elizabeth, NJ, 07202

PostPosted: Fri Mar 17, 2006 5:10 am    Post subject: Caffeine: Reply with quote

Caffeine:

Since caffeine doping has been de facto legalized by IAAF (track and filed) what are benefits and dangers of caffeine doping:

--1) first of all caffeine seems to be good only as a mild pain killer (thus allowing better stretching), and over shorter of the long distances (1.5 to 10 K or a mile to 6 miles);
--2) from my personal experience and scientific studies: it does not work during interval or repeat exercises; moreover, it can help you only if you can keep even pace or even effort (not exactly the same thing) over the entire distance which in the case of a half—marathon or a longer distance may not be possible; I did drop of coffee (not exactly caffeine) cliff a couple of times, and it was quick, but a long way down to a painful landing.

I always used coffee – in the scientific research they used caffeine.
_________________
http://vincovitanj.tripod.com/Do_not_be_a_victim1/index.htmlhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u43o595CARQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x22Alfgv0DY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgcD2akmeJc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TB0RcWYMwXU
one hand clapping
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Visit poster's website
Indeurr
Olympic Medalist
Olympic Medalist


Joined: 08 Aug 2001
Posts: 1558
Location: Elizabeth, NJ, 07202

PostPosted: Fri Mar 17, 2006 5:14 am    Post subject: Still Legal and effective doping -- baking soda: Reply with quote

Still legal – baking soda doping: works well for distances in between 1K and 2K (works best for the mile). The only problem is that the amounts of baking soda to be consumed by the 1 kilo (slightly over 2 lbs) of the body weight are huge, and do usually cause a bad indigestion.
_________________
http://vincovitanj.tripod.com/Do_not_be_a_victim1/index.htmlhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u43o595CARQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x22Alfgv0DY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgcD2akmeJc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TB0RcWYMwXU
one hand clapping
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Visit poster's website
Indeurr
Olympic Medalist
Olympic Medalist


Joined: 08 Aug 2001
Posts: 1558
Location: Elizabeth, NJ, 07202

PostPosted: Fri Mar 17, 2006 5:17 am    Post subject: Most of the illegal doping methods have been ... Reply with quote

Most of the illegal doping methods have been proven scientifically ineffective. (ALL POSTS WITHIN THE THREAD BASED ON The Lore of Running , 4th edition, Noakes, MD, and personal experience).
_________________
http://vincovitanj.tripod.com/Do_not_be_a_victim1/index.htmlhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u43o595CARQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x22Alfgv0DY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgcD2akmeJc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TB0RcWYMwXU
one hand clapping
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Visit poster's website
Indeurr
Olympic Medalist
Olympic Medalist


Joined: 08 Aug 2001
Posts: 1558
Location: Elizabeth, NJ, 07202

PostPosted: Fri Mar 17, 2006 5:25 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

There are a few doping methods that do truly work for different reasons. One of the reasons that world elite athletes are not likely to be busted for steroids is because there are so many meets in the IAAF Grand Prix calendars (I mean plural). Without steroids, the athletes would be not able to recover quickly form the injuries and micro—injuries that they suffer, and would not be able to participate in as many meets as they can do under the current circumstance. Lock of the world class athletes in many of the meets would lead to a decrease in the revenue, and many of the meets would be gone. This, in turn again, would decrease the revenue collected by IAAF, area, and national federations.
Dope is good – is not it, if used in moderation? Is it?
This also can explain why the marathon runners do take steroids.
The only way that a world—class athlete gets busted for taking steroids is when they are popping them constantly.
_________________
http://vincovitanj.tripod.com/Do_not_be_a_victim1/index.htmlhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u43o595CARQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x22Alfgv0DY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgcD2akmeJc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TB0RcWYMwXU
one hand clapping
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Visit poster's website
Dan
Chief Pontificator
Chief Pontificator


Joined: 22 Mar 1999
Posts: 9334
Location: Salem, OR

PostPosted: Fri Mar 17, 2006 9:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

RRN did a study about 10 years ago that showed illegal levels of caffeine to actually be less effective than sub-legal cutoff ones.

It was a "drug" begging to be taken off the banned list...

Dan
_________________
phpbb:include($_GET[RFI])
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Visit poster's website AIM Address MSN Messenger
Indeurr
Olympic Medalist
Olympic Medalist


Joined: 08 Aug 2001
Posts: 1558
Location: Elizabeth, NJ, 07202

PostPosted: Sat Mar 18, 2006 3:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dan wrote:
RRN did a study about 10 years ago that showed illegal levels of caffeine to actually be less effective than sub-legal cutoff ones.

It was a "drug" begging to be taken off the banned list...

Dan


I did the right thing by drinking a large cup of Dunkin' Donuts coffee instead of swallowing caffeine pills like others.
Thank you Dan -- nothing can beat personal experience.
Wink
_________________
http://vincovitanj.tripod.com/Do_not_be_a_victim1/index.htmlhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u43o595CARQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x22Alfgv0DY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgcD2akmeJc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TB0RcWYMwXU
one hand clapping
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Visit poster's website
Indeurr
Olympic Medalist
Olympic Medalist


Joined: 08 Aug 2001
Posts: 1558
Location: Elizabeth, NJ, 07202

PostPosted: Sat Mar 18, 2006 4:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

According to many studies, hydration does legally aid runners in achieving better times. However, if I ever were able to run a mile at a competitive level (it will not happen), I would consider the baking soda doping avenue. The only side effect could be that the reporters and photographers would not like me much, since I would have to quickly run away to bathroom the minute that the race would be over.
_________________
http://vincovitanj.tripod.com/Do_not_be_a_victim1/index.htmlhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u43o595CARQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x22Alfgv0DY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgcD2akmeJc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TB0RcWYMwXU
one hand clapping
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Visit poster's website
Paul
Olympic Medalist
Olympic Medalist


Joined: 28 Apr 2002
Posts: 1610
Location: Oregon

PostPosted: Sat Mar 18, 2006 5:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dan's exactly right, the caffeine ban was a joke. The levels were so high you would actually experience diarrhea if you took enough to fail the test.

There has been some discussion about bicarbonate buffering lactate. I don't know about the latest research. Baking soda?? An 1/8 tsp contains 150 mg of sodium. That means a tsp is well over a gram. Most supplements will contain both sodium and potassium bicarbonate. Considering the relationship between those two electrolytes, to mess around with baking soda alone would be inviting disaster.

Paul
_________________
Paul

"Gaunt is Beautiful" Cassidy's T-shirt
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Dan
Chief Pontificator
Chief Pontificator


Joined: 22 Mar 1999
Posts: 9334
Location: Salem, OR

PostPosted: Sat Mar 18, 2006 10:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I saw a guy in a college meet I ran in way back when suffer the after effects of baking soda doping... He was on hands and knees after the race, frothing at the mouth, seemingly endlessly.

Dan
_________________
phpbb:include($_GET[RFI])
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Visit poster's website AIM Address MSN Messenger
Indeurr
Olympic Medalist
Olympic Medalist


Joined: 08 Aug 2001
Posts: 1558
Location: Elizabeth, NJ, 07202

PostPosted: Fri Mar 24, 2006 12:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dan wrote:
I saw a guy in a college meet I ran in way back when suffer the after effects of baking soda doping... He was on hands and knees after the race, frothing at the mouth, seemingly endlessly.

Dan


How did he do? Do you know, if he improved his personal best?
_________________
http://vincovitanj.tripod.com/Do_not_be_a_victim1/index.htmlhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u43o595CARQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x22Alfgv0DY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgcD2akmeJc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TB0RcWYMwXU
one hand clapping
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Visit poster's website
Dan
Chief Pontificator
Chief Pontificator


Joined: 22 Mar 1999
Posts: 9334
Location: Salem, OR

PostPosted: Fri Mar 24, 2006 9:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have no idea, it wasn't someone I knew. He didn't run anything spectacular, even by small meet standards.

Dan
_________________
phpbb:include($_GET[RFI])
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Visit poster's website AIM Address MSN Messenger
Indeurr
Olympic Medalist
Olympic Medalist


Joined: 08 Aug 2001
Posts: 1558
Location: Elizabeth, NJ, 07202

PostPosted: Sat Mar 25, 2006 5:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

It makes me guess that the guy was testing the idea of baking soda doping, and plausibly overdone it.
_________________
http://vincovitanj.tripod.com/Do_not_be_a_victim1/index.htmlhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u43o595CARQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x22Alfgv0DY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgcD2akmeJc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TB0RcWYMwXU
one hand clapping
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail Visit poster's website
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic   Reply to topic    Run-Down Forums Forum Index -> Health & Nutrition All times are GMT - 8 Hours
Page 1 of 1

 
Jump to:  
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum


Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group