Samuel Ciancutti

ExSc 2100

10/2/19

Cardiovascular Leap

https://www.verywellfit.com/can-a-pre-workout-product-improve-physical-fitness-4154378

The summary of this article, essentially is about the effectiveness of high caffeine drinks

before sports. Obviously the implications of having a caffeinated beverage, that already would

increase your heart rate before a sporting event that would have the same effect, would not lead

to the most optimal health standards during that activity. The worst part about having preworkout

supplements before working out is simply the concentration of caffeine that is featured in these

supplements. While the average cup of coffee may have anywhere close to 100mg of caffeine,

the average preworkout supplement has anywhere from four times the amount of that. Taking

one serving of a preworkout supplement would be equal to the effect of drinking four cups of

coffee before a sporting event. Not to mention other ingredients found in preworkout that also

add caffeine into the mix, such as beta-alanine, which has twice the amount of caffeine per

serving compared to a cup of coffee. The effectiveness and health of these ingredients lacks the

scientific evidence, resulting in the effectiveness of these supplements to be determined by how

it feels to the consumer. While the effectiveness of preworkout supplements for an anaerobic

strength session or some muscle building workouts has been documented, use for sport is almost

counterproductive and dangerous for the athlete. This is due to the fact that the preworkout gives

the athlete a false sense of being warned up, which may lead to injury as the body has not been

properly prepared for the sport that is about to be performed. Another factor is in the heart rate of

the individual, where the amount of caffeine found in these supplements can cause rapid rises in
heart rate. Factoring in the mental hyping that is associated with sport, the warmup period to

increase total body temperature and play of the sport itself, and there's a recipe for tachycardia. I

have teammates that may drink a five hour energy before games, play the game, and then

complain about being worn out by the end of the game. Although they may have not done the

maximal amount of work throughout the course of the game, their bodies reacted in such a way

as I'd they had. In sports performance, the number one goal is to be optimal at all times

throughout the sport, performing at their best at all times in the game. Taking preworkout some

hours before the event even begins can have the negative implications of burnout for the body,

being too hyped up too soon and not waiting for the warmup to the event itself.