Caffeine Helps Muscles to Recover
As earlier studies have shown consuming caffeine to increase performance during exercises, in a lately released study caffeine is also noticed to help muscles to recover after an intense workout.
In the study seven endurance cyclists took a part in four sessions. When the participants drank caffeinated drink after the exercise their glycogen levels were 66 percent higher than normal. The amount of caffeine was equivalent to 5-6 cups of coffee.
According to researchers it’s not yet clear how caffeine aids glucose to move from blood to muscles, but it probably has something to do with the higher circulating blood glucose and plasma insulin levels.
In the study, relatively large doses of caffeine were used to maximize the potential effects. However, if one would like to start using caffeine commonly after workout, the potential negative effects must be taken into consideration.
Because of this the next step in the research is to find out how large dosages of caffeine are needed for applicable results. Doses used in the study were quite a lot even for regular coffee drinker. However, if you consume coffee daily, having coffee after workout may give you a nice extra boost on recovering.
Source: David J. Pedersen et al, "High rates of muscle glycogen resynthesis after exhaustive exercise when carbohydrate is co-ingested with caffeine", Journal of Applied Physiology, 2008
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