Sal Di Stefano
👤 PersonAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
You have a nephrologist, you have kidney disease or something like that, and your doctor says don't supplement with pretty much anything. Don't supplement with creatine. But if you're otherwise healthy... you should probably, you definitely take creatine, even if your goal isn't fat loss and muscle gain, it's just good for you.
You have a nephrologist, you have kidney disease or something like that, and your doctor says don't supplement with pretty much anything. Don't supplement with creatine. But if you're otherwise healthy... you should probably, you definitely take creatine, even if your goal isn't fat loss and muscle gain, it's just good for you.
But even with creatine, with all those profound effects, it is not life-changing. So it's not like you're going to take it and it's going to be like, oh my God, this is a panacea. It's just going to give you five more percent, probably, if you're lucky.
But even with creatine, with all those profound effects, it is not life-changing. So it's not like you're going to take it and it's going to be like, oh my God, this is a panacea. It's just going to give you five more percent, probably, if you're lucky.
But even with creatine, with all those profound effects, it is not life-changing. So it's not like you're going to take it and it's going to be like, oh my God, this is a panacea. It's just going to give you five more percent, probably, if you're lucky.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah. Caffeine is, I mean, everybody watching this has had caffeine. It has a nootropic effect, anti-fatigue effect.
Yeah. Caffeine is, I mean, everybody watching this has had caffeine. It has a nootropic effect, anti-fatigue effect.
Yeah. Caffeine is, I mean, everybody watching this has had caffeine. It has a nootropic effect, anti-fatigue effect.
anti-depressant effect uh there's a central nervous system stimulating effect from it so it does increase your strength temporarily and performance it improves motivation uh however the tolerance buildup from caffeine is quite rapid it does have addictive properties anybody who drinks coffee every morning knows that don't give me my coffee all of a sudden i have withdrawal
anti-depressant effect uh there's a central nervous system stimulating effect from it so it does increase your strength temporarily and performance it improves motivation uh however the tolerance buildup from caffeine is quite rapid it does have addictive properties anybody who drinks coffee every morning knows that don't give me my coffee all of a sudden i have withdrawal
anti-depressant effect uh there's a central nervous system stimulating effect from it so it does increase your strength temporarily and performance it improves motivation uh however the tolerance buildup from caffeine is quite rapid it does have addictive properties anybody who drinks coffee every morning knows that don't give me my coffee all of a sudden i have withdrawal
The best way to use caffeine is to titrate it and to go off of it weekly. Ideally, if not, then at least monthly go off of it for a few days.
The best way to use caffeine is to titrate it and to go off of it weekly. Ideally, if not, then at least monthly go off of it for a few days.
The best way to use caffeine is to titrate it and to go off of it weekly. Ideally, if not, then at least monthly go off of it for a few days.
Yeah. What I do is I'll monitor the amount that I use and I have my dose and I'll scale it up and then I'll try and scale it down. And there's always that little withdrawal that you got to deal with when you scale down and come off. The best strategy for coming off caffeine. In my experience with clients, because you can go cold turkey, which is great. You'll get through the withdrawal faster.
Yeah. What I do is I'll monitor the amount that I use and I have my dose and I'll scale it up and then I'll try and scale it down. And there's always that little withdrawal that you got to deal with when you scale down and come off. The best strategy for coming off caffeine. In my experience with clients, because you can go cold turkey, which is great. You'll get through the withdrawal faster.
Yeah. What I do is I'll monitor the amount that I use and I have my dose and I'll scale it up and then I'll try and scale it down. And there's always that little withdrawal that you got to deal with when you scale down and come off. The best strategy for coming off caffeine. In my experience with clients, because you can go cold turkey, which is great. You'll get through the withdrawal faster.