Tag Archive: caffeine

Is There Such a Thing as a 'Good Kind' of Caffeine?

We hear a lot these days about how caffeine boosts endurance and energy levels.  I can't say for sure if it works that way for me, but I can certainly attest to the fact that mentally, I feel more pumped up for a workout if I've consumed caffeine a few minutes prior to ...

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Vega Sport

Ok faithful NMA readers, all the time you've wasted reading my blog might finally be worth a damn!  Brendan Brazier, vegan pro triathlete and author of Thrive, has a new product that's finally available in the U.S., and a lucky reader is going to win a tub of it.

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Experimenting with Performance-Enhancing Drugs

In every way but one, my 10-mile run at Boston-qualifying pace yesterday was the same as so many others I've done.  The lone difference --- I was on the juice. The juice, in this case, was yerba mate, a South American plant whose leaves are used to make an herbal tea with caffeine content ...

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Acquired Tastes

One Week Without Coffee It's Wednesday, and that means it's been a full week since I last drank (caffeinated) coffee!   Today I had some decaf in the french press, but I'm realizing that decaf coffee doesn't do it for me.  I think ...

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