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Why I Don’t Take Pre-Workout Supplements
I’m not afraid to take a supplement or two for a specific benefit, but one thing I don’t take is pre-workout because it would do me more harm than good.
And don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying they don’t have their uses…
But in my particular case?
It’s a no-go.
The main reason I don’t take pre-workout:
First off they tend to have too much caffeine for the time of day I train, which is after 7pm when I get home from work and settle in a bit.
I don’t know exactly why this happened, but I became sensitive to caffeine in my late 20s and having a cup of coffee or even diet soda in the afternoon makes it harder for me to sleep.
And with having two young kids, sleep is already a challenge…
The trick with caffeine is it has a half life of anywhere between 2 to 9 hours depending on the person, meaning the time it takes to reduce to half it’s initial amount in the body.
Since it’s hard to tell how fast you process caffeine without specifically timed blood tests, it’s pretty safe to say if I had pre-workout at 7pm, it would still be in my system by the time I (attempt to) go to sleep.
