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Nutrition and sports: how do energy drinks and coffee affect the nervous system during sports?

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Developers often abuse caffeine, energy drinks, and pre-workout complexes to maintain focus during the workday and then go to the gym. This combination of high doses of stimulants and physical exertion creates a colossal load on the central nervous system and the heart.

Caffeine blocks adenosine receptors, removing the feeling of fatigue, but it does not provide real energy. The body simply takes out a loan on its own resources, which will later have to be repaid through apathy, irritability, and sleep problems.

To make caffeine help rather than destroy your body, follow these recommendations:

Set a strict limit on your total daily caffeine intake, not exceeding 400 milligrams, including coffee, tea, cola, and energy drinks.
Completely stop consuming energy drinks and strong coffee six hours before your planned bedtime so as not to disrupt the phases of deep recovery.
Do not use pre-workout complexes with powerful stimulants for every single workout, alternating them with non-stimulant supplements or plain water.

Taking care of your nervous system through smart stimulant consumption directly affects your productivity. Quality night's sleep and a balanced diet provide a much more stable boost of energy for writing clean code and productive workouts than any can of energy drink.

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