A caffeine supplementation of 3 mg/kg significantly improved performance of elite e-sports players, by enhancing reaction and shooting skills - eviltoast
  • Sibbo@sopuli.xyz
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    11 months ago

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

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      11 months ago

      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?

      • P03 Locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        11 months ago

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

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        11 months ago

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