build muscle with caffeine!

At last! When it comes to ingesting copious amounts of caffeine in the gym, this study gives better justification than "I couldn't stop my ass from dragging."

Great as the headline plays, this study's finding really isn't that surprising. Caffeine speeds anything into your system, especially when it's in full-bore depletion mode. Carbs do, too(just a spoonful of sugar helps the Creatine go down).

The more substantial, subtle subpoint is this: take in carbs after a work out in order to build muscle, rather than the popular misconception that you need protein right away. Protein isn't what your body needs at the moment. It needs energy to recover from depletion and to keep going right NOW - carbs, the simpler, the better. When adequate carbs are in your system, it will draw on the protein later to repair the damage you just did - primarily while you sleep that night.

So feed the furnace to recover from a hard working out - whether it's fruit, an engineered replenishment drink, or that candy bar or ice cream you've been coveting (seriously - now's the time to have it). And enjoy it with a cup of Joe or iced tea, to hurry it into your system. Live a litte.

Also, there's no need to wait until you're finished with your work out to take in this recovery stuff. Depending on your body, you may need it a lot sooner. Know thyself - your body knows best.

From Exawatti - Glycogen, the muscle’s primary fuel source during exercise, is replenished more rapidly when athletes ingest both carbohydrate and caffeine following exhaustive exercise, new research from the online edition of the Journal of Applied Physiology shows. Athletes who ingested caffeine with carbohydrate had 66% more glycogen in their muscles four hours after finishing intense, glycogen-depleting exercise, compared to when they consumed carbohydrate alone, according to the study, published by The American Physiological Society.