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Caffeine

Acute performance and alertness benefits; individual sensitivity varies; timing matters for sleep.

performancefocusalertnessendurance
Dosing model
FLATFixed dose (no body-weight scaling).
Min dose
100 mg
Max dose
400 mg
Rounding
25 mg

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Caffeine
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Built from your goals and the supplement evidence library. You can edit doses and timing.

Caffeine
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Beta-Alanine
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Vitamin D3
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Magnesium Citrate
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Caffeine
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Evidence
3 records
Endurance and sport performance
Athletes and active adultsISSN Position Stand (systematic review)
High

Strong evidence that 3–6 mg/kg caffeine improves endurance, strength, and power; benefits consistent but moderated by genetics and habituation.

Dose: 200 mg Duration: Acute (single dose)
CYP1A2 and ADORA2A genotypes influence individual response.
Cognitive performance (attention, reaction time)
Healthy adults (31 trials, n=1,455)Systematic review & meta-analysis
High

Caffeine significantly improves reaction time (g=0.28) and accuracy (g=0.27) on attention tasks; dose ≥200 mg shows larger effects.

Dose: 200 mg Duration: Acute
Benefits are acute; tolerance develops with daily use.
Sleep disruption (safety warning)
Healthy adultsSystematic review & meta-analysis
High

Caffeine prolongs sleep latency, reduces total sleep time and efficiency; clinically meaningful disruption occurs with 400 mg within 8–12 h of bedtime.

Dose: 200 mg Duration: Acute
Avoid caffeine within 6–8 h of intended sleep time when sleep is a priority.
Forms
Caffeine anhydrous
Predictable dose; common pre-workout.
Coffee
Variable caffeine; other compounds present.