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Episode 69: Benefits and Risks of Caffeine for Enhancing Performance
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Summary:
In Episode 69 of The Endurance Athlete Journey Podcast, Coaches Justin and Katie dive into one of the most commonly used — and often misunderstood — performance tools in endurance sports: caffeine.
What started as a personal question about weight gain and sleep turned into a deeper discussion on how caffeine actually works in the body, how it impacts training performance, and how it may be quietly affecting recovery through disrupted sleep quality.
The coaches break down caffeine dosing strategies, race-day protocols, tolerance and genetics, withdrawal…
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