There's a baseline level of caffeine that just allows us to function . If we're a perpetual user of caffeine , I talked a lot about this on the episode in caffeine . But the key here is be cautious , I would say be very cautious about stacking and layering in too many dopamine peak inducing behaviors all at once on a regular basis .
So that could be grant writing , prepping for a podcast , et cetera where I don't do anything prior , maybe just my caffeine because I have a baseline level of caffeine that I use each day to function like many people . There's a baseline level of caffeine that just allows us to function . If we're a perpetual user of caffeine , I talked a lot about this on the episode in caffeine .
Frankly , I always do one or the other . It's rare that I ever do any kind of physical training without some caffeine first . And I do my physical training typically in the early part of the day .
But I just simply love it . Now , years ago I discovered that if I drink a cup of black coffee or an Americano or a double espresso or some Yoruba mate , that my workouts can be quite a bit more intense . I can run further .
Doesn't interfere with my sleep . I might do a hike without caffeine . But if I'm in a weight trainer , I'm gonna run , I tend to drink coffee beforehand or have your m or if I occasionally meaning about once every third , sometimes every other , but usually about every third workout , I'll take 300 mg of alpha G PC , maybe occasionally , maybe every third or fourth workout .
