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[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Time to ban this type of doping. Noone should be forced to use any drugs to be able to play any sport professionally.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago (3 children)

3mg per kg and let's say they weigh 75kg, so that's 225mg of caffeine.

Google differs on how much coffee has, but seems like 80-100mg according to the fda.

So this is basically 2.5 cups of coffee. That doesn't seem excessive to me.

Where do you draw the line to call this doping vs just being a human?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

Alcohol is banned as a performance-enhancing drug for some things like shooting.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Given these numbers, this is barely a study. You might as well say that 3 mg/kg of caffeine enhances life itself.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Who said it was excessive?
Caffeine is a PED. It (like other PEDs) either becomes regulated or mandatory.