Reading of the recent report on caffeine use by elite athletes as a training aide, I decided to try coffee before my night workout.
After forty-five minutes on the elliptical machine, I’d already been drinking an energy drink containing caffeine equivalent to a cup of strong coffee.
Now, one hour before PM exercise, I have a whole grain dinner roll. I then drink a cup of coffee with sugar thirty minutes later.
With the additional caffeine before the workout, I find that the night sessions are much more productive — the equivalent of mornings. I’ve notched up the resistance on the elliptical machine and can be much more vigorous with the jump rope. Plus, as I am generally mentally fatigued during these late hours, this amounts to found time.
