How many mg's of caffeine?

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Been on a caffeine fast for ten days. I have a race tommorrow. How much caffeine can I take? I know this is subjective but give me an idea. 150mg?

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150mg easy. Thats about one cup of coffee worth. I shoot for 1-2 cups pre-race when Ive been off the stuff for a week.

harp

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good question, been trying out caffeine tabs pre-race. Did 400mg at one off-road race, unreal concentration on the bike but my stomach doesn’t seem to like it and I’m not sure if there are any real performance benefits. Tried 200mg last time couldn’t tell I even took anything.

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May want to give this a read:

http://personalbestnutrition.com/cgi-bin/forum/YaBB.cgi?board=news;action=display;num=1102385617

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http://www.erowid.org/chemicals/caffeine/caffeine_info1.shtml
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“http://personalbestnutrition.com/cgi-bin/forum/YaBB.cgi?board=news;action=display;num=1102385617”]http://personalbestnutrition.com/cgi-bin/forum/YaBB.cgi?board=news;action=display;num=1102385617

Hey, that ban is no problem for me - you wouldn’t be able to get me out of the bathroom with 8 cups of coffee in my system. I’d never make it to the start!

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Been on a caffeine fast for ten days. I have a race tommorrow. How much caffeine can I take? I know this is subjective but give me an idea. 150mg?
That’s more like TWO cups of coffee.