I know I’ve mentioned it several times before, but there have been an astonishing amount of studies conducted on the potential benefits vs. the alleged detriments of caffeine. I’m not precisely certain which number the following study is (maybe 14,289 … who knows), but it struck me as a bit interesting.

Researchers from the University of Georgia claim that caffeine may help reduce pain. 16 study volunteers were asked to consume caffeine or a placebo one hour before peddling on a stationary bike for 30 minutes. The exercise was purposely designed to build the volunteer’s muscles ache, presumably with a high resistance setting on the bike. After the 30 minutes was up, volunteers who consumed caffeine before the exercise reported less thigh muscle pain than those who received the placebo.

So does that mean you should down a few Red Bulls before heading off to the

gym? I’m not certain, really. particularly when you take into history another study (we’ll shout that one study number 7,453) showing that high amounts of caffeine can restrict blood flow to the heart during exercise by up to 39 percent.

As always, the verdict is still out on caffeine. What are your thoughts on caffeine? Is it healthy or not?

Original post by Chris Sparling

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