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is caffeine a viable solution to week people, and slow muscle building

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I know I can't get through a week without my caffeine, but I'm still waiting to see this muscle building side effect you speak of. Maybe it takes a little more than just caffeine?

Side: yes
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caffeine does help the body absorb nutrients faster though, so all that protein, vitamins, and minerals can be absorbed easier.

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TroyB(173) Disputed
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Do you have credible sources to back up that information?

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Mint_tea(4641) Disputed
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I'm actually reading the opposite. Caffeine inhibits vitamin D receptors which limit the amount that will be absorbed.

http://www.fitday.com/fitness-articles/nutrition/vitamins-minerals/the-effect-of-caffeine-on-vitamin-absorption.html

http://www.livescience.com/9821-coffee-kill-benefits-vitamins.html

Could you provide a reference on where that information comes from?

I say this as I am drinking my coffee, something I have a hard time surviving without as I am more prone to murder people when I don't have it in the morning.

Side: nope
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Caffeine provides zero protein and zero calories. Therefore is not a viable nutritional source of supplement for anyobody wishing to increase their muscle mass.

In a corollary and possibly contributory way, however, caffeine COULD help somebody build muscle.

How?

As a stimulant, it could be used by somebody as a motivating agent to assist them in their exercise routine. "Liquid Ambition" as we call coffee here in my lab. But do not confuse "stimulation" with "energy." Like all those mis-named energy drinks do. That is patently false labeling and advertising.

Those drinks provided NO energy. Only your muscles, and more specifically, the glycogen they use as fuel--which they obtain from broken-down and metabolized carbohydrates--can do that.

When you drink caffeine you are merely feeling a stimulation in the central nervous system. Duh. Is why it is called a stimulant! A person can be--and they often are--feeling stimulated but possess no real or significant energy.

There is one answer for anybody wanting to know the best supplement for building muscle.

Protein.

Whey protein, specifically.

Creatine can also help, but it must be used correctly. I think most people who use it do so incorrectly and do not know the specifics as to how it works or what it really does. I won't elaborate on this now but if anybody wants some info on Creatine and how to use it I will be glad to help.

Side: nope