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# Alpha memo: caffeine / during / exercise ## Core signal Two 1991 caffeine studies appear to disagree when bundled together: a 60-minute submaximal metabolism trial showed no measurable effect, while an elite distance runner time-to-exhaustion trial at the same approximate era showed longer run distance with caffeine. The receipts support treating this as a boundary-condition tension, not a contradiction on the same metric. ## The 2+2=5 angle Both papers anchor on caffeine during exercise, but they measure different things and use different designs. The submaximal trial reports metabolism endpoints (RER, FFA, lactate, glucose, RPE, VO2) at a fixed duration; the exhaustion trial reports distance run to exhaustion plus selected blood markers. Because the metric, endpoint, and dosing differ, the contrast is best framed as an inference about when caffeine matters, not a direct head-to-head comparison. ## Why this could matter For elite endurance, where time-to-exhaustion is the operationally relevant endpoint, the positive-signal receipt suggests caffeine ingested just prior to exercise can extend work capacity. For submaximal steady-state work under the null-signal receipt's design, the metabolic readout does not change. The actionable read is that caffeine's lever may depend on the proximity to exhaustion rather than on average metabolism. ## What would break the idea A within-subject crossover in elite distance runners that pairs time-to-exhaustion with continuous metabolic sampling (RER, FFA, lactate) across the same 10 mg·kg⁻¹ dose would resolve whether the metabolism null is real or a sensitivity-floor artifact of the 1991 submaximal design. ## Receipts - 10.1080/02640419108729851 — null_signal: 200 mg caffeine, 60 min pre-exercise, 5 males, 60% MHR, no significant metabolic differences. - PMID: 1798317 — positive_signal: 10 mg·kg⁻¹ caffeine immediately pre-exercise, 6 elite male distance runners, 75% VO₂max then ramp to exhaustion, greater distance vs control/placebo. ## Safety note Receipts do not establish clinical applicability; dosing and population specifics must be honored before any practical extrapolation.
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