Probably not. Most people can tolerate a lot more coffee and caffeine than they think. If it's messing with your sleep though, then you're screwed.
Also, drink more water than you think you should.
I'm a coffee/stimulant fiend. Since I started working in an office and sitting at a computer all day my coffee intake has went way up. One full pot of the strong coffee a day (counting the travel mug to get me to work) and usually an energy drink on the way home. I drink water if I'm thirsty but I drink coffee out of habit. Is this sabotaging my training?
Probably not. Most people can tolerate a lot more coffee and caffeine than they think. If it's messing with your sleep though, then you're screwed.
Also, drink more water than you think you should.
Is there no truth to caffeine elevating cortisol levels too much? Obviously you want them up during a workout but pounding caffeine all day seems like it would raise the average levels.
Or is that negligible or something that goes away with tolerance?
Do you ever go to bed and lay there for an hour worrying about things instead of sleeping? It might not be that your life sucks, it might just be the coffee.
I used to have a "no caffeine after 4:00pm" rule, but I've changed my deadline to 10:00am with happy results. Your mileage will vary. Giving up coffee entirely is unthinkable.
Coffee increases cortisol acutely, which is interesting because cortisol and it's receptors function on a transcription/translation/protein synthesis basis, i.e. responses to cortisol are very slow comparatively. Chronic cortisol elevation is probably bad but coffee/caffeine/stims are fine in moderation, especially if they don't mess with your sleep, which is waaaaay more important. Also, haven't forgotten about the longevity stuff either bud.
Coffee increases cortisol acutely, which is interesting because cortisol and it's receptors function on a transcription/translation/protein synthesis basis, i.e. responses to cortisol are very slow comparatively. Chronic cortisol elevation is probably bad but coffee/caffeine/stims are fine in moderation, especially if they don't mess with your sleep, which is waaaaay more important. Also, haven't forgotten about the longevity stuff either bud.
Would you recommend cutting out coffee a week (say timed with a weight deload)? I always have 2 cups in the morning but recently had to start adding in an extra tbsp of beans to get the same jitters.