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S2E44: Effect of Caffeine Intake on Muscle Strength and Power w Jozo Grgic PhD

SEASON 2, EPISODE #44

Dr. Bubbs sits down with expert Jozo Grgic PhD, to talk about the effects of caffeine intake on resistance training. Jozo outlines the mechanisms of how caffeine may impact strength and power-based training, lower-body versus upper-body movements, as well as its effects on pain and hormone response to training. He also discusses the caffeine dose ranges, coffee versus caffeine supplements, what the research says for female athletes and the effects of caffeine gum on performance. Jozo also shares how caffeine impacts blood pressure and his thoughts on the evolution of caffeine research.

Summary of Episode

3:00 – The mechanisms of how caffeine impacts resistance exercise

5:00 – The effects of caffeine on power-based exercises and lower-body versus upper-body movements.

9:00 – Rate of perceived exertion and resistance vs. endurance training

12:00 – Caffeine effects on pain during resistance exercise

13:30 – Caffeine’s effects on testosterone and cortisol post-training

14:45 – Caffeine dosing for resistance training

18:45 – Caffeine intake in female resistance training

22:00 – Coffee vs. caffeine for resistance training

28:30 – Caffeine washout period and the amount of caffeine in your coffee (vs. published literature).

30:00 – Chewing gum and speed of caffeine uptake

32:30 – Impacts of caffeine on blood pressure

About Jozo Grgic

A researcher from Croatia with a Masters degree in exercise science, Jozo is currently doing his PhD in exercise science and exercise physiology (with a focus on the effects of caffeine supplementation on exercise performance) at Victoria University, Melbourne. Jozo has co-authored around 30 peer-reviewed papers (many collaborations with Brad Schoenfeld) with a special focus on resistance exercise prescription and caffeine supplementation. Follow Jozo on Twitter @Jozo_Grgic .

Research Papers

Caffeine ingestion acutely enhances muscular strength and power but not muscular endurance in resistance-trained men

Effects of caffeine intake on muscle strength and power: a systematic review and meta-analysis


S2E13: The Opioid Epidemic, Meditation & Managing Chronic Pain w Dr. Abhimanyu Sud MD

SEASON 2, EPISODE #13

Dr. Bubbs sits down with expert Dr. Abhimanyu Sud MD to talk about managing chronic pain and today’s opioid crisis. In this episode, Dr. Sud will share staggering statistics on the scope and intensity of today’s opioid epidemic, what’s driving the opioid crisis, the research evidence supporting the use of opioids for treating long-term pain, as well as the impact of opioids in sports – in particular contact sports like hockey and the NFL – and how meditation can alter areas of the brain that impact pain intensity and pain suffering. Dr. Sud also provides tips on meditation and shares insights into his routine. Make sure you listen to this fantastic episode!

About Dr. Abhimanyu Sud MD

Dr. Abhimanyu Sud MD is a family doctor and lecturer in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Toronto. He directs the Safe Opioid Prescribing Program through Continuing Professional Development at the Faculty of Medicine, which teaches doctors how to prescribe opioids for chronic pain in a safer and more evidence-informed manner. Follow Dr. Sud on Twitter.

Links To Research & Articles

https://www.thestar.com/life/health_wellness/2016/10/31/rethinking-our-understanding-of-chronic-pain-and-use-of-opioids-doctors-notes.html

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5056880/


The “Big Rocks” – Dr. Sud’s Tip

Commit to the meditation practice, do it everyday.