Pros and cons of taking caffeine pills instead of drinking coffee?
cons: you're not drinking delicious coffee
pros: fuck knows
probs cheaper than coffee
one pill usually = 200mg
standard coffee = 80mg
For me it's the absorption rate. Unless you split your pills and titrate it hits like a truck. Of jittery. I only drink a little coffee for the bowel benefits. I recommend you look to good quality green tea for caffeine. Got that l-theanine.
>>36016658
I think 80mg is like the 'industry standard'. We all know the FDA's daily ratings are laughable. Starbucks might have 80mg in their servings, but if you make your own drip coffee (which is the healthiest way anyways), then you're probably looking at 100-120mg, and you're probably drinking more than one cup. I know I do.
Considering coffee is fucking delicious, and pretty fucking cheap, I'll stick with it.
pros:
> way cheaper
> you bring them with you wherever you go
> don't have to put up with disgusting low quality coffee
cons:
>less comfy
>pretty much pointless unless you need the caffeine to get something done (like finish an assignment or work out)
>you miss out on great tasting high quality coffee
Do both.
Get up in the morning, make a cup of coffee with breakfast.
Wait 30 minutes down a monster zero and a caffeine pill.
Drive to gym for morning training.
My pre workout is black coffee, potassium citrate, creatine and caffeine tabs. Usually 5g of both of the powders, anywhere from 8-24oz coffee and 200-400mg caffeine all depending on what type of session and intensity the day is. Today is my heavy squat day so I'll probably get 300mg caffeine and 16oz coffee
Pills are faster, ain't got time for drip n sip
>>36017460
Fuck that's a lot of caffeine
There's probably not even a significant advantage to using caffeine
well caffeine pills probably don't ruin your teeth
but coffee is so fucking comfy mate
http://comfy.coffee
>>36017490
>There's probably not even a significant advantage to using caffeine
Other than the whole caffeine being the most widely studied and thoroughly vetted stimulant on the planet. It literally makes it so your brain can't tell you how tired you are.
No advantage for 30 minute cardio or conditioning session? Probably not. But if I'm going to be in the gym for an hour and a half for volume squats or something I don't feel feeling.
>>36016361
Pro
Acts faster, within 5 minutes of consumption
No bloating for people with sensitive colon
No pain for people with irritating colon
Cons
No organoleptic feels from delicious coffee (starbucks and instant powder do not apply, they are utter shit)
Effects last shorter than regular coffee since pills are anhydrid coffee, which helps to be absorbed faster but breaks down fast aswell
If in a hurry or preworkout right before training go for pills, other than that good old coffee works just fine
Biggest Pro: No calories instead of 150+ in each coffee
>>36017820
>150+ in each coffee
>not drinking black coffee
never gonna make it
>>36017433
You're addicted, anon. Get help.
>>36017959
Not him but there's a difference between addiction and getting high. He's getting high.
>>36017820
You're a fucking degenerate. How much cream, sugar and flavored fucking syrups can you physically put in coffee to make it 150+ calories?
>>36016361
hasn't been mentioned yet so I'l do it
Con:
>It's a pill
If you don't like taking pills, you'll hate it
>>36017972
>>36017959
Yeah man I can quit any time I want.
Anyway it's only like 570mg of caffeine and other than some tea (30mg more give or take) around noon I don't drink energy drinks or soda. Blast it in the morning and something to come down on and I'm good.
>>36018013
>mfw i put 2-3 tbsp coconut oil in my coffee to make it about 350 kcal
>mfw bulking
>>36018724
>Yeah man I can quit any time I want.
Enjoy those nasty headaches when you do.
>>36017820
>any year
>not grinding your beans and using a french press for black coffee
never gonna make it faggot
>>36017972
Nigger get the fuck out and come back when you actually know what the hell you're talking about.
>>36018013
A small 'eggnog' latte from Starbucks is 300+ calories.
>>36019135
>'eggnog' latte from Starbuck
>coffee
Pick one. I'm not even memeing.
>>36018013
3 tbsp sugar
half a cup of milk
>>36019164
>3 tbsp sugar
That's not even coffee anymore.
>>36019164
>>36018724
>I can quit any time I want.
Pros:
>cheaper, prices averages around $.13 per pill vs. $.99 per cup of coffee at the cheapest places
>caffeine, caffeine pills are 200mg vs 80-120 mg per cup of coffee
>ease of intake, it is a one time pill vs having to hold and drink a cup of coffee that can be filling
>calories, 0 vs 5-10 for a cup of black or 200+ for people who add milk and sugar to their, not even going into things like lattes
Cons:
>coffee has many health benefits from the coffee bean, the pill is caffeine and corn starch
>absorption rate is different. gastrointestinal tract absorption is slower and more moderate than rapid pill absorption, which can lead to hypertension or erratic heart beat in extreme cases
>some people have a hard time taking pills
>>36019296
>vs. $.99 per cup of coffee at the cheapest places
Do you even boil water
>>36019374
Yeah I forgot about that, buying and grinding your own coffee beans is most likely more expensive than pills though.
I take a pill before workout because I don't feel like drinking 30oz of black coffee to get the same effect and then have to piss and shit throughout my workout
>>36019397
...not really no
I get one lb of newly roasted beans at my local place for two dollars. It's more than 20 cups in there so cheaper than your pills..
>>36019429
Not even close, 100 tablets is $5-6. That's only 5-6 cents per 200mg.
>>36016361
I prefer coffee but I don't like making coffee and haven't found a good blend yet. There's also caffeine anhydrous which is a powder that you can easily mix into shakes.
Also, if you're buying from Amazon then I'd recommend the Extreme Caffeine brand out of the 6~ I've tried.
>>36019518
6 cents pr pill
less than 10 cents pr cup
Still talking pennies here, and freshly ground freshly brewed coffee is so much better than a pill, plus you get antioxidants with the coffee which you dont get from the pill.
>>36019518
>There's also caffeine anhydrous which is a powder that you can easily mix into shakes.
Buying powdered caffeine is the easiest way to overdose, no joke. If you aren't paying attention and you mix that into some water thinking it's creatine or something, you're in the hospital in no time.
Sticking only to things not yet mentioned...
Pros:
>Shorter time in your system means it's less likely to interfere with sleep. Easier to be wired during work hours and comfy during rest hours.
>Zero ambiguity in dosage. Easy to control how much you're on. Easy to synergize with other substances, like L-theanine capsules.
Cons:
>Ease of use makes it really easy to get caught in a trap of ever-increasing dosage and dependence. More control to user = More care by user necessary.
Personally love the tabs as a grad student living a fast-paced lifestyle. A bottle of caffeine and a bottle of L-theanine are always side by side in my daily carry bag, fucking clutch.
>>36019116
>any year
>not having turkish ground coffee
>shiggy-diggy
How do you people afford L-theanine?
>>36019685
You enjoy sipping grains?
>>36019686
wat
>>36019693
nah, you let that shit settle at the bottom.
seriously some of the best coffee ever.
>>36019714
.... it's just coffee with the grains in cup rather than press. There is literally no other difference.
>>36017433
>Wait 30 minutes down a monster zero and a caffeine pill
>carries car to gym for morning training
>prelunch cardiac arrest
>lunch time AED
>sleep for 3-4 days
>repeat
>>36019729
fucking turks
what do you expect from a bunch of savages that still wipe their asses with their hands in the current year
>>36019729
it's a finer grind, but most of it is just personal preference.
turkish and french press are my go to
>>36017433
>coffee
>monster zero
>caffeine pill
Jesus I hope this is b8. Your heart is going to explode.
>>36016361
I find coffee can give me the shits. Never had that with caffeine pills
>>36019772
>Your heart is going to explode.
You need over 1 gr within a few hours to be in trouble. He's below that.
the only pro to caffeine pills are the lack of tooth staining
coffee is a god-tier drink otherwise
>>36017433
>Do both.
>Get up in the morning, make a cup of coffee with breakfast.
>Wait 30 minutes down a monster zero and a caffeine pill.
>Drive to gym for morning training.
>On the way, stop at the local meth house and shoot up.
>Begin masturbating while driving for some pre-gym cardio.
>Pop another caffeine pill.
>Pop the rest.
>Take some adderall to help get focused on my lifts.
>Arrive at the gym, sniff a line of coke in the car for confidence.
>Go into the coffee shop next door and have a cup or two.
>Get into the gym, 100% in the zone.
>Start benching, going for my PR and don't even feel it.
>Don't feel much of anything actually.
>A numb confident feeling radiates throughout my healthy body, as everything starts to go white.
>My weight falls on me and I struggle to remove it.
>All of a sudden, a pair of strong, powerful hands lift the bar from my chest.
>Its Zyzz.
>"Let's go brah."
>Take his hand, pop another caffeine pill, and assend to the beyond.
>>36016361
cons are, you shit beans which fuckin sux depend in who you are. WITH THAT SAID, some people love the rappid fire style of shitting reminiscent of of deer & rabbits.
>>36016700
Starbucks caff content is absurd.
330mg ina grande
>>36019910
WEEEEEEEEE
>>36016361
pills are cheaper than coffee, but i cant imagine trading coffee for pills. i love, love, LOVE coffee so goddamn much, my mouth waters just thinking about it. caffeine pills will wake you up, but they give you gnarly cottonmouth and lack the sweet soothing velvety goodness of coffee.
>>36019910
nowadays everybody is like "hurr shity coffe shity everything" while they pay more for basicaly the same shity coffe mc donalds offer
>>36016361
Drinking coffee is bad for teeth. it won't do any harm but don't expect to have bright white teeth.
>>36016361
>They havent discovered caffeinated water
Lmao
>>36020207
>Pay extra for a caffeine pill mixed with water
Dude, why?
>>36020293
Its better to absorb your caffeine in liquid form than pill form
You can also drink it whenever and it doesnt make you smell like ass
Is it possible to crush up caffeine pills and snort them?
Pros and cons of smoking weed vs. not smoking weed?
>>36020347
You can do that with a caffeine pill you know. A lot of people do. It sounds like a waste of money to buy that nonsense.
>>36017433
What is "Atrial Fibrillation" for 400
>>36020359
Put them in water instead, dude.
>>36019553
Overdosing on caffeine is hard, you need about a gram per kilogram of lbm(like protein kek) to have a 50℅ chance of death.
>>36019549
You brought up pennies first mang. I don't know why you're getting defensive, everyone likes coffee but pills are much more convenient.
>>36020568
>You brought up pennies first mang.
Yes. On the other guys example where the pills were 13 cents pr piece and more expensive than my coffee. That's why I mentioned how much my coffee cost. Read the context, pls.
Pros of caffeines pills.... i dont stain my teeth with coffee..
/thread
>>36016361
I take ephedrine (50 mg daily) with caffeine pills (200-300 mg daily) 6 days a week. I mix coffee in instead of taking a pill, it really is no different besides missing out on some awesome coffee.
>>36020359
Yes, I did that a few times.
Hits harder and leaves faster.
Kinda fun
>>36019116
Mein negro
>>36019155
This guy gets it
>>36019685
Also mein negro
>>36016361
pros:
doesn't stink your breath
doesn't yellow teeth
cons:
doesn't taste like delicious coffee
>>36019910
So this is how we all make it.
>>36020066
Are you comparing caffeine pills to buying coffee at Starbucks or something? I hypothesize that homemade coffee is cheaper in the long run.
>>36022455
Coffee made at home is probably superior in every way but sometimes there's little to no time to make it, in that sense I think pills are more convenient or even buying a quick cup of coffee at Starbucks since they're practically everywhere
>>36019772
>>36019790
Wtf you on about? I usually take 2 caffeine pills with my pwo to feel anything. Before I started using the pills I would drink 1-2 coffee pots daily. And it's really not that uncommon here. But then again Finland is #1 in coffee consumption.
>>36022547
>heart attack by 30
>>36022651
I'm already past that and never had any problems whatsoever.
>>36022700
I feel you, i drink like a liter or more of coffe every morning and then the odd energy drink throughout the day
Shit I don't even get withdrawal if I stop for a few days
>>36017460
Fucking hell dude, that's insane tolerance if you need up to 600mg just to train
>>36022736
When was the last time you stopped for a few days anon :^)
>>36016700
Starbucks has retard caffeine content, higher than what you would see in typical drip brew. Like 400 mg in a venti.
>>36019772
Coffee ~100 mg
Monster zero 140 mg
Caffeine pill probably 200 mg.
That's 440 mg, or slightly more than a venti coffee from Starbucks.
>>36020793
$.13 vs $.10
You brought up pennies first and then reacted defensively. It's cool though, no one believes that pills compare to a good cup of coffee.
I take caf pills in the morning sometimes. Way easier than making coffee and being a pilot with no onboard lav not having to piss is super handy
>>36022949
>no onboard lav
My worst nightmare
pros:
>u can have them whenever, wherever
>exact dosage
>I get less of the shits
cons:
>no delicious coffee
>no ritual
>People actually drink their coffe pure black
fucking psychopaths
>>36022904
If you're going to sperg over this I would like to note that it was less than 10 cents, not 10 cents pr cup, but sure.
caffeine is a laxative, pills make you more liable to shit water considering how much caffeine is in them. take that as you will senpai.
>>36023011
Join us, anon
>>36023011
It's great if you make good coffee and not what the jews of Charbucks sell you. Get some decent quality beans, a burr grinder, and an aeropress, and you'll be making dank cups in no time.
>>36023054
No seriously though, I think coffee tastes like someone took a shit in hot water if you dont add some milk to it
>>36023011
Dark just like my soul
>>36023011
If you actually ENJOY coffee, it tastes good black.
Uncultured pleb
>>36023073
Buy good quality coffee, not that instant shite you've been drinking.
>>36016361
I have narcolepsy and I don't want to get a prescription for it because then my doctor will think it's severe enough to the point where he has to report it to the registry, after that I would get my licence taken away, I just pack 2 capsules with 100mg each with some l theanene to get me through the day. Thinking about getting some illegal modafinil though.
>>36017490
Then you haven't accidently taken 700mg of caffeine before. There is a bit of a difference.
>>36018724
I thought me taking caffeine for my narcolepsy was a bit much but that's enough to build a dependancy, careful man.
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>>36019549
Well what if you don't like coffee. Tastes like shite m8.
>>36019686
It's pretty cheap in its powder form dunno what you're talking about.
>>36019686
it's super cheap wtf are you talking about
I bought a bag for like 20$ and there's literally hundreds of doses in there
>>36022883
>Implying a venti from Starbucks is the norm
People drink a lot of coffee during the day but it's not normal to seep people leaving with a huge cup
>>36016361
>drinking coffee
>caffeine pills
You will never make it
>>36023400
Sure, the 12 and 16 oz more common, but it's not like 20 oz terribly UNcommon.
